Writing system Arabic Glottolog woli1241 | Native speakers 65,000 (2004) ISO 639-3 wlo | |
Language family AustronesianMalayo-PolynesianNuclear MPCelebicWotu–WolioWolio–KamaruWolio | ||
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/.
/b, d, f/ are found in loans, mostly from Arabic. /β/ is transcribed w, /tʃ/ c. /r/ is a trill.
References
Wolio language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA