Wawonii language
Wawonii (Wowoni) is an Austronesian language (one of the Celebic languages) of the Wawonii (Konawe Kepulauan Regency, Southeast Sulawesi) and Menui (in Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi) islands of Indonesia. The language is quite close to the Bungku language.[1]
| Wawonii | |
|---|---|
| Wowoni | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Wawonii Island, Sulawesi |
Native speakers | 30,000 (2004)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wow |
| Glottolog | wawo1239[2] |
References
- Wawonii at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Wawonii". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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.
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