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

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. 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.

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