Cia-Cia
A language of Indonesia (Sulawesi)
| Population | 79,000 (2005 SIL). |
| Region | Southeast Sulawesi, south Buton Island, Binongko Island, Batu Atas Island. |
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Indonesia, Sulawesi, reference number 25 |
| Alternate names | Boetoneezen, Buton, Butonese, Butung, South Buton, Southern Butung |
| Dialects | Kaesabu, Sampolawa (Mambulu-Laporo), Wabula, Masiri. Wabula dialect has further subvarieties: Wabula, Burangasi, Wali, Takimpo, Kondowa, Holimombo. Lexical similarity: 93% with Masiri dialect, 74% with Kambe-Kambero dialect of Kaimbulawa [zka], 69% with Busoa [bup], 67% with Lontoi dialect of Kaimbulawa [zka], 66% with Liabuku [lix], 61% with Wolio [wlo], 60% with Muna [mnb]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Eastern, Southeastern, Muna-Buton, Nuclear Muna-Buton, Buton, West Buton |
| Language use | Vigorous. All ages. Also use Wolio or Indonesian [ind]. |
| Comments | Language name based on the negator cia ‘no’. Muslim. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
BERG, René van den, author. 1991. "Preliminary notes on the Cia-Cia language (South Buton)."
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