| Population |
5,000 (1991 SIL). |
| Region |
Southeast Sulawesi, North Kolaka District, Pakue subdistrict, west coast north of the Kodeoha. |
| Language map |
Indonesia, Sulawesi, reference number 76
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| Alternate names |
Wiau, Wiaoe, “Noihe” |
| Dialects |
Lexical similarity: 87% between dialects, 75% with Kodeoha [vko], 70% with Tolaki [lbw], Mekongga dialect of Tolaki [lbw], and Waru [wru]; 54% with Mori [mzq] or [xmz] and Bungku [bkz] groups. |
| Classification |
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Eastern, Southeastern, Bungku-Tolaki, Western, West Coast |
| Comments |
Muslim. |