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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Indonesia (Sulawesi) > Kaimbulawa

Kaimbulawa

A language of Indonesia (Sulawesi)

ISO 639-3zka

Population  2,200 (2005 SIL).
Region  Southeast Sulawesi, Siompu Island southwest of Baubau. 2 villages.
Language map  Indonesia, Sulawesi, reference number 37
Dialects  Lontoi, Kambe-Kambero. Not a dialect of Muna [mnb] or Cia-Cia [cia]. Lexical similarity: 96% with Lontoi dialect, 75% with Busoa [bup], 64%–74% with Muna dialects, 64% with Muna, 70% with Liabuku [lix], 66% with Cia-Cia, 58% with Wolio [wlo], 45% with Kaledupa dialect of Tukang Besi North [khc].
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Eastern, Southeastern, Muna-Buton, Nuclear Muna-Buton, Munan, Munic
Language use  Vigorous.
Comments  Muslim.