Wawonii (Wowoni) is an
Austronesian language (one of the
Celebic languages) of the
Wawonii (Konawe Kepulauan Regency,
Southeast Sulawesi
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) and
Menui (in
Morowali Regency
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,
Central Sulawesi
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) islands of
Indonesia
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. The language is quite close to the
Bungku language.
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References
Further reading
*Mead, David. 1998. ''Proto-Bungku-Tolaki: Reconstruction of its phonology and aspects of its morphosyntax''. PhD dissertation. Houston: Rice University.
*Mead, David. 1999. ''The Bungku–Tolaki languages of south-eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia''. Series D-91. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
Bungku–Tolaki languages
Languages of Sulawesi
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