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Wotu–Wolio Languages
The Wotu–Wolio languages are a group of closely related languages spoken in Sulawesi that belong to the Celebic subgroup of the Austronesian family. Classification The Wotu–Wolio languages comprise five languages which are grouped into three branches: * Kalao– Laiyolo, spoken on the Selayar Islands (South Sulawesi). * Wolio– Kamaru, spoken on Buton Island (Southeast Sulawesi). *'' Wotu'', spoken in Wotu district (South Sulawesi) at the northern shore of the Bone Gulf. While in earlier classifications, Wolio, Laiyolo, and later also Wotu, were included in the Muna–Buton subgroup, Donohue (2004) has shown that based on phonological evidence, the Wotu–Wolio languages form a distinct subgroup of their own. Mead (2003) included the Wotu–Wolio languages as one out of six branches in the Celebic subgroup.Mead, David. (2003). "Evidence for a Celebic supergroup." In Lynch, John (ed.). ''Issues in Austronesian historical phonology'', pp. 115-141. Canberra: Australian N ...
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Sulawesi
Sulawesi ( ), also known as Celebes ( ), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the List of islands by area, world's 11th-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago. Within Indonesia, only Sumatra, Borneo, and New Guinea, Papua are larger in territory, and only Java and Sumatra are more populous. The landmass of Sulawesi includes four peninsulas: the northern Minahasa Peninsula, the East Peninsula, Sulawesi, East Peninsula, the South Peninsula, Sulawesi, South Peninsula, and the Southeast Peninsula, Sulawesi, Southeast Peninsula. Three gulfs separate these peninsulas: the Gulf of Tomini between the northern Minahasa and East peninsulas, the Tolo Gulf between the East and Southeast peninsulas, and the Bone Gulf between the South and Southeast peninsulas. The Strait of Makassar runs along the western side of the island and separates the island from Borneo. Etymology The n ...
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Wotu Language
Wotu is an endangered Austronesian language of South Sulawesi, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, .... It belongs to the Wotu–Wolio branch of the Celebic subgroup.Mead, David. (2003). "Evidence for a Celebic supergroup." In Lynch, John (ed.). ''Issues in Austronesian historical phonology'', pp. 115-141. Canberra: Australian National University. (Pacific Linguistics 550) References Wotu–Wolio languages Languages of Sulawesi {{celebic-lang-stub ...
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Ethnologue
''Ethnologue: Languages of the World'' is an annual reference publication in print and online that provides statistics and other information on the living languages of the world. It is the world's most comprehensive catalogue of languages. It was first issued in 1951 and is now published by SIL International, an American evangelical Parachurch organization, Christian non-profit organization. Overview and content ''Ethnologue'' has been published by SIL Global (formerly known as the Summer Institute of Linguistics), a Christian linguistics, linguistic service organization with an international office in Dallas, Texas. The organization studies numerous minority languages to facilitate language development, and to work with speakers of such language communities in translating portions of the Bible into their languages. Despite the Christian orientation of its publisher, ''Ethnologue'' is not ideologically or theologically biased. ''Ethnologue'' includes alternative names and Exo ...
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South Sulawesi Languages
The South Sulawesi languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian language family. They are primarily spoken in the Indonesian provinces of South Sulawesi and West Sulawesi, with a small outlying pocket in West Kalimantan ( Tamanic). Subgrouping Internal classification This classification follows Grimes & Grimes (1987) and the ''Ethnologue''. PSS 'white' :PMP > PSS 'dead' :PMP > PSS 'torch' :PMP > PSS 'knife' Consonants The velar fricative *ɣ only appears in final position as a reflex of PMP *R, while *z only is found in medial position as a reflex of PMP *j. See also * Languages of Sulawesi * Celebic languages References Citations Bibliography * * * * * * * Further reading * External links South Sulawesiat ''Ethnologue ''Ethnologue: Languages of the World'' is an annual reference publication in print and online that provides statistics and other information on the living languages of the world. It is the world's most comprehensive catalogue o ...
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Mamuju Language
Mamuju is an Austronesian language spoken on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. The dialects of Mamuju include Mamuju, Sumare-Rangas, Padang, and Sinyonyoi. The Mamuju dialect is considered more prestigious. Its written form is based on Latin alphabet. Although Mamuju is traditionally classified as South Sulawesi South Sulawesi () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province in the South Peninsula, Sulawesi, southern peninsula of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The Selayar Islands archipelago to the south of Sulawesi is also part of the province. The capital and largest ci ..., it has various words of Wotu–Wolio origin. References External links "Listening to (and Saving) the World's Languages" 29 April 2010 ''New York Times'' article by Sam Roberts Endangered Language Alliance Languages of Sulawesi South Sulawesi languages {{austronesian-lang-stub ...
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Kaili–Pamona Languages
The Kaili–Pamona languages are a branch of the Celebic languages, Celebic subgroup in the Austronesian language family spoken in western Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. Languages Per the 23rd edition of ''Ethnologue'', languages classed under the Kaili–Pamona languages grouping include the following: *Northern **Kaili: Kaili language, Kaili (Ledo Kaili language, Ledo Kaili, Da’a Kaili language, Da'a Kaili, Unde Kaili language, Unde Kaili, Baras language, Baras), Lindu language, Lindu, Moma language, Moma (Kulawi), Topoiyo language, Topoiyo, Sedoa language, Sedoa **Pamona: Pamona language, Pamona (Bare’e), Tombelala language, Tombelala *Southern **Rampi language, Rampi **Uma language, Uma **Sarudu language, Sarudu **Badaic languages, Badaic: Bada language, Bada, Behoa language, Behoa (Besoa), Napu language, Napu Zobel (2020) lists the Kaili–Pamona languages, which he calls ''Northern Kaili–Wolio'', as Common Kaili language, Kaili, Sedoa language, Sedoa, Kulawi l ...
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Barang-Barang Language
Laiyolo (Layolo) or Loa’ is an Austronesian language of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is spoken at the southern tip of Selayar Island Selayar is the main island of the Selayar Islands (''Kepulauan Selayar''). It lies off the coast of Cape Bira of South Sulawesi Province. The Selayar Straits separate it from the mainland of Sulawesi. Its principal town is Benteng, while much ... and belongs to the Wotu–Wolio branch of the Celebic subgroup. Barang-Barang is a variety of Laiyolo.Laidig, Wyn D. and Maingak, Sahabu Dg. 1999. Barang-barang phonology: a preliminary description. In Wyn D. Laidig (ed.), ''Studies in Sulawesi linguistics'', part VI, 46-83. Jakarta, Indonesia: Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya. References Wotu–Wolio languages Languages of Sulawesi {{celebic-lang-stub ...
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Ledo Kaili Language
Ledo Kaili is the largest member of the Kaili languages, which are a dialect chain within the Kaili–Pamona language family. These languages are spoken in Central Sulawesi (Indonesia). Kaili with all of its dialects is one of the largest languages in Sulawesi. One third of the population of Sulawesi Tengah province were (1979) native speakers of a Kaili language. The object language of this article is the main dialect Ledo, which is spoken in the Donggala and Sigi districts (Kabupaten) in and around the provincial capital Palu. Classification Ledo has Kaili–Pamona morphological and grammatical features, while its lexicon is mainly of Wotu–Wolio origin. Phonology Consonants Vowels Intonation Kaili has word-level stress on the penultimate syllable, secondary stress alternates from there on. Phonotactics Unaffixed words have up to four (in most cases two) syllables with CV structure: *each C = simple C or Nasal + C *each V = simple V from series 1 resp. 2 or V from ...
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Muna–Buton Languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a group of languages spoken on the islands of Muna and Buton off the coast of South East Sulawesi province, Indonesia. They belong to the Celebic subgroup of the Austronesian family. Internal classification The ''Ethnologue'' classifies the Muna–Buton languages as follows, based on van den Berg (2003) and Donohue (2004):Mark Donohue. (2004). "The pretenders to the Muna-Buton group". In John Bowden and Nikolaus Himmelmann (eds.), ''Papers in Austronesian subgrouping and dialectology'', 21-35. Canberra: Australian National University. *Nuclear Muna–Buton **Buton ***East Buton: Lasalimu, Kumbewaha ***West Buton: Cia-Cia **Munan *** Busoa ***Munic **** Kaimbulawa ****Western Munic: Liabuku, Muna (Wuna), Pancana, Kioko *Tukangbesi–Bonerate: Tukang Besi, Bonerate In earlier classifications, Wolio, spoken in the city of Baubau (seat of the court of the former Sultanate of Buton) and its immediate surroundings, and Laiyolo, spoken in ...
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Gulf Of Boni
__NOTOC__ The Gulf of Boni (), also known as the Gulf of Bone, Bay of Boni, and Bone Bay, is the gulf which divides the South and Southeast Peninsulas of the island of Sulawesi (Celebes) in Indonesia. It opens on the south into the Banda Sea. Extent The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) defines the Gulf of Boni (or Bone) as being one of the divisions of the East Indian Archipelago. It is defined as the waters north of the "line from Tanjung Lassa, Celebes, to the North point of Kabaena Island () and thence up this meridian to the coast of Celebes". See also *Gulf of Tomini *Gulf of Tolo The Gulf of Tolo ( or '), also known as the Bay of Tolo, is the body of water lying between the eastern and south-eastern peninsulas of the island of Sulawesi (Celebes) in Indonesia. Unlike the Gulf of Tomini to its north or the Gulf of Boni ... References Citations Bibliography * . Bays of Indonesia Landforms of Sulawesi Landforms of South Sulawesi Landforms ...
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Southeast Sulawesi
Southeast Sulawesi (, ; often abbreviated to Sultra, ), is a province on the island of Sulawesi, forming the southeastern peninsula of that island, together with a number of substantial offshore islands such as Buton, Muna, Kabaena and Wawonii (formerly called Wowoni), together with many smaller islands. It is bordered by South Sulawesi and Central Sulawesi to the north, sharing a maritime border with Maluku and North Maluku to the east and East Nusa Tenggara to the south, as well a very narrow maritime border with East Timor to the south. The capital is the city of Kendari, on the east coast of the peninsula. The province has no highway road connecting to the rest of the island, and the primary transportation link is a ferry across the Bone Gulf between Watampone (Bone) in South Sulawesi and the port of Kolaka in Southeast Sulawesi. History From the seventeenth century until the early twentieth century, the region was the site of the (Butung). Geography The two major ...
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