Wolio language
Austronesian language spoken in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wolio is an Austronesian language spoken in and around Baubau on Buton Island, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. It belongs to the Wotu–Wolio branch of the Celebic subgroup.[2][3] 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 the Buri Wolio alphabet, based on the Arabic script.
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Wolio | |
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Region | Sulawesi |
Native speakers | 65,000 (2004)[1] |
Buri Wolio (Arabic script) | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | wlo |
Glottolog | woli1241 |
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