The traditional Mori Atas homeland is the upper course of the Laa River in Central Sulawesi.
Mori Atas is classified as a member of the Bungku-Tolaki group of languages, and shares its closest affinities with the Padoe language.
Mori Atas presents a complicated dialect situation.
Following Esser, five dialects can be regarded as principal.
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