Kaili language

E135940

The Kaili language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its multiple dialects and role as a regional lingua franca.

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Label Occurrences
Kaili language canonical 5

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
Malayo-Polynesian language
language
closelyRelatedTo Buginese language
Pamona language
country Indonesia
glottocode kail1244
hasAlternativeName Kaili
Kaili Ledo
Ledo Kaili
hasDialect Ado
Ado Kaili
Da’a
Da’a Kaili
Ija
Ija Kaili
Kori
Kori Kaili
Ledo
Ledo Kaili
Palu
Palu
surface form: Palu Kaili

Sigi
Sigi Kaili
Tajio
Tajio Kaili
Tara
Tara Kaili
Tavaeli
Tavaeli Kaili
Tominanga
Tominanga Kaili
Unde
Unde Kaili
hasMorphologicalType agglutinative language
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive vowel length (in some dialects)
hasRole regional lingua franca
ISO639-3Code kzf
languageFamily Austronesian languages
Malayo-Polynesian languages
primaryWordOrder SVO
region Central Sulawesi
spokenIn Central Sulawesi
Indonesia
Celebes
surface form: Sulawesi
subgroupOf Celebic languages
Kaili–Pamona languages
usedAs lingua franca in Central Sulawesi
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Celebic languages hasMember Kaili language
Laiyolo–Kaili languages hasMember Kaili language
Mamuju language hasNeighborLanguage Kaili language
Kaili people language Kaili language