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Tolaki (To'olaki) is the major language of
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 Wawon ...
,
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. It is an
Austronesian language The Austronesian languages ( ) are a language family widely spoken throughout Maritime Southeast Asia, parts of Mainland Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the islands of the Pacific Ocean and Taiwan (by Taiwanese indigenous peoples). They are spoken b ...
of the Celebic branch.


Phonology

and are optionally realized as implosives and . can also be heard as a glide .


References

Bungku–Tolaki languages Languages of Sulawesi {{celebic-lang-stub