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Muna

A language of Indonesia (Sulawesi)

ISO 639-3: mnb

Population	300,000 (van den Berg 1989). 600 in Ambon (1985 SIL).
Region	Off southwest Sulawesi, Muna Island, northwest coast of Buton Island; Central Maluku, Ambon.
Language map	Indonesia, Sulawesi, reference number 67
Dialects	Standard Muna (Northern Muna), Tiworo (Eastern Muna), Gu, Lakudo, Mawasangka, Kadatua, Siompu, Katobengke, Burukene, Laompo, Kapontori. Subvarieties of Standard Muna are: Tungkuno, Kabawo, Lawa, Katobu, Tobea Besar; of Gulamas are: Gu, Mawasangka, Lakudo, Wale-Ale, Lawama, Kadatua, Lowu-Lowu, Kalia-Lia, Katobengke, Topa, Salaa, Lawela, Laompo, Burukene. Lexical similarity: 71% with Pancana [pnp], 62% with Cia-Cia [cia], 52% with Wolio [wlo], 50% with Lasalimu [llm], 47% with Tukang Besi [khc] or [bhq], 45% with Kamaru [kgx].
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Eastern, Southeastern, Muna-Buton, Nuclear Muna-Buton, Munan, Munic, Western
Language use	Vigorous. Also use Indonesian [ind].
Language development	Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2004.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Muslim, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BERG, Lydia van den, author. 1987. "Klausa relatif bahasa Indonesia dan bahasa Muna."

BERG, René van den, author. 1987. "Beberapa aspek morfologi kata kerja bahasa Muna."

BERG, René van den, author. 1989. A grammar of the Muna language.

BERG, René van den, author. 1991. "Muna dialects and Munic languages: Towards a reconstruction."

BERG, René van den, author. 1991. "Muna historical phonology."

BERG, René van den, author. 1995. "Verb classes, transitivity, and the definiteness shift in Muna: a counterexample to the transitivity hypothesis?."

BERG, René van den, author. 2001. Lexicography in the field: methods and results of the Muna dictionary project.

BERG, René van den; SIDU, La Ode, authors. 2000. Kamus Muna-Indonesia.

BERG, René van den; SIDU, La Ode, compilers. 1996. Muna - English dictionary.

HANAFI, B. A., compiler. 1991. Pedoman ejaan bahasa daerah Muna.

Vernacular Publications

Boku karubu wamba segho-segholeo Wuna - Indonesia - Inggirisi = Buku saku bahasa sehari-hari Muna - Indonesia - Inggris. 2005.

Boku mohobu wamba se'o-se'oleo Wuna - Indonesia - Inggirisi (kapake we salata) = Buku saku bahasa sehari-hari Muna - Indonesia - Inggris (dialek Salatan). 2005.

Kadadihi ne witeno Wuna. 1991.

Kadadiʼi ne witeno wuna. 1991.

Wata-watangke wuna. 1991.