Wawonii

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
wow
Alternate Names
Wowonii
Population

30,000 (2004 D. Andersen), increasing. 22,500 Wawonii, 7,500 Menui.

Location

Banda Sea, Sulawesi Tenggara Province, Wawonii and Menui islands near Kendari port.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Eastern, Southeastern, Bungku-Tolaki, Eastern, East Coast
Dialects

Menui (Manoei), Wawonii. Lexical similarity: 75% with Bungku [bkz] and Tulambatu dialect of Bungku [bkz], 66% with Taloki [lbw], Kulisusu [vkl], and Koroni [xkq], 65% with Moronene [mqn].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Wawonii
Other Comments

Muslim.