Toraja-Sa'dan (basa tora'a)

Toraja-Sa'dan is a member of the South Sulawesi branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language family. It is spoken in Western Sulawesi in Indonesia by about 500,000 people. The language is also known as Sa'dan, Sadan, Sadang, South Toraja, Ta'e, Tae 'Toradja and Toraja.

Toraja-Sa'dan alphabet

Sample text (The Lord's Prayer - Luke 11: 2-4)

Nakuami Yesu lako: Iake massambayangkomi, la mikua: O Ambeʼki, kipalaku anna dipakalaʼbiʼ tu sangamMi, anna patalo tu ParentaMi,
Benkanni tu silasanna kikande keallo-keallo.
Sia paʼdei tu sala-budangki, belanna kami duka umpagarriʼ salana mintuʼ to kasalan lako kaleki. Sia da Mielorangkan diroso.

Source:https://www.bible.com/bible/159/LUK.11.SDA

A recording of this text by Aldiero Laa Papayungan

Translation

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
Give us day by day our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/LUK.11.KJV

Sample text and recording provided by Moshe Ash

Sample video in Toraja-Sa'dan

Information about Toraja-Sa'dan | Tower of Babel

Links

Information about Toraja-Sa'dan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toraja-Sa'dan_language
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toraja-Sa'dan
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa'dan-toraja
http://www.ethnologue.com/language/sda

South Sulawesi languages

Bambam, Bugis, Duri, Makasarese, Mamasa, Mandar, Toraja-Sa'dan, Ulumandaʼ

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page last modified: 23.08.25

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