Kulisusu

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
vkl
Alternate Names
Kalisusu, Kolensusu, Kolinsusu
Population

22,000 (Mead 1999), increasing.

Location

Southeast Sulawesi Province, North Buton regency, Kulisusu Utara, Kulisusu Induk, Kulisusu Barat, and Bonegunu subdistricts. Northernost Buton island.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Eastern, Southeastern, Bungku-Tolaki, Eastern, East Coast, Kulisusu
Dialects

Lexical similarity: 81% between dialects, 77% with Tolaki [lbw], 75% with Koroni [xkq], 66% with Wawonii [wow] and Bungku [bkz] group, 65% with Moronene [mqn], 54% with the Mori languages.

Language Use

Positive attitudes.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kulisusu
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Muslim.