Tukang Besi South
A language of Indonesia (Sulawesi)
| Population | 130,000 (1995 SIL). 100,000 in Maluku. |
| Region | Tukang Besi archipelago south islands, Binongko and Tomea islands off Sutheast Sulawesi; Maluku, Taliabu, Mongole, Sulabesi, Buru, Seram, Ambon, and Alor islands. Bonerate dialect in Bonerate, Madu, Kalaotoa, and Karompa islands in Selayar District, South Sulawesi; numerous settlements throughout western Papua. |
| Language map |
Indonesia, Sulawesi, reference number 107 |
| Alternate names | Buton, Tukang-Besi, Wakatobi |
| Dialects | Binongko, Bonerate, Tomea (Tomia). Lexical similarity: 70%–75% with Tukang Besi North [khc], 48% with Cia-Cia [cia], 49% with Lasalimu [llm], average of 35% with other nearby languages. Lexical similarity 85% between Binongko and Tomea, 81% with Bonerate, 79% between Tomea and Bonerate. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Eastern, Southeastern, Muna-Buton, Tukangbesi-Bonerate |
| Language use | Also use Wolio [wlo]. |
| Language development | Grammar. |
| Comments | Pronominal indexing, grammatical status of subject, morphological case, causative, Philippine and Oceanic type language features. Muslim. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
BERG, René van den, author. 2003. "The place of Tukang Besi and the Muna-Buton languages."
DONOHUE, Mark, author. 2008. "Pronouns, clitics, orders, and grammaticalization in Tukang Besi."
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