Wolio language

Wolio
Wolio
Region	Sulawesi
Native speakers	65,000 (2004)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Celebic Wotu–Wolio Wolio–Kamaru Wolio; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Buri Wolio (Arabic script)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	wlo
Glottolog	woli1241
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Wolio is an Austronesian language spoken in and around Baubau on Buton Island, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. It belongs to the Wotu–Wolio branch of the Celebic subgroup.^[2]^[3] Also known as Buton, it is a trade language and the former court language of the Sultan at Baubau. Today it is an official regional language; street signs are written in the Buri Wolio alphabet, based on the Arabic script.

^ Wolio at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Donohue (2004), p. 33.
^ Mead (2003), p. 135.

[e18-1] Wolio at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[FOOTNOTEDonohue200433-2] Donohue (2004), p. 33.

[FOOTNOTEMead2003135-3] Mead (2003), p. 135.

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