Wolio language
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| Wolio | |
|---|---|
| Region | Sulawesi |
|
Native speakers
|
65,000 (2004)[1] |
|
Austronesian
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| Arabic | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wlo |
| Glottolog | woli1241[2] |
Wolio is an Austronesian language spoken in Bau-Bau on Buton Island, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. Also known as Buton, it is a trade language and the former court language of the Sultan at Baubau. Today it is an official regional language; street signs are written in Wolio using the Arabic script.
Phonology
Stress is on the penultimate syllable. The five vowels are /i e a o u/.
| Labial | Apical | Laminal | Velar | Glottal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| p | t | tʃ | k | ʔ |
| ɓ | ɗ | dʒ | ɡ | |
| mp | nt | ɲtʃ | ŋk | |
| mb | nd | ɲdʒ | ŋɡ | |
| m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |
| β | s | h | ||
| l, r |
/b, d, f/ are found in loans, mostly from Arabic. /β/ is transcribed w, /tʃ/ c. /r/ is a trill.
See also
References
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