Austronesian language spoken in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Tolaki |
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Native to | Indonesia |
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Region | Sulawesi |
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Native speakers | 330,000 (2000 census)[1] |
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Language family | |
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Language codes |
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ISO 639-3 | lbw |
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Glottolog | tola1247 |
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Tolaki (To'olaki) is the major language of Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is an Austronesian language of the Celebic branch.
Phonology
/b/ and /d/ are optionally realized as implosives [ɓ] and [ɗ]. /β/ can also be heard as a glide [w].[2]
References
- ^ Tolaki at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b c Zalili Sailan and La Ode Sidu Marafad and Gusarmin Sofyan and Sahlan, and Hamuni. 1995. Tata Bahasa Tolaki. Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan.
- ^ Mead, David. 1998. Proto–Bungku-Tolaki: Reconstruction of its phonology and aspects of its morphosyntax . PhD dissertation. Houston: Rice University, p. 19. hdl:1911/19290
Tolaki language test of
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