Celebic languages

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Celebic languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and nearby regions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian languages
language subgroup
areClassifiedBy comparative linguistics
areDocumentedIn descriptive grammars of Sulawesi languages
areImportantFor historical linguistics of Indonesia
reconstruction of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
areSpokenBy ethnic groups of Sulawesi
areStudiedIn Austronesian linguistics
familyColor Austronesian languages
surface form: Austronesian
geographicDistribution island of Sulawesi
offshore islands near Sulawesi
hasMember Bada language
Banggai language
Bungku language
Butonese language
Kaili language
Laiyolo language
Mori Atas language
Muna–Buton languages
surface form: Muna language

Pamona language
Saluan language
Tolaki language
Tukang Besi language
Uma language
Wolio language
hasSubgroup Badaic languages
Bungku–Tolaki languages
Muna–Buton languages
surface form: Kaili–Pamona languages

Laiyolo–Kaili languages
Mori Atas languages
Muna–Buton languages
Banggai language
surface form: Saluan–Banggai languages

Gorontalo–Mongondow languages
surface form: Tomini–Tolitoli languages

Tukang Besi–Bonerate languages
Muna–Buton languages
surface form: Uma–Bada languages

Wotu–Wolio languages
partOf Malayo-Polynesian languages
region Central Indonesia
shareFeature Austronesian alignment patterns (in some members)
complex voice systems (in several members)
rich verbal morphology (in many members)
spokenIn Central Sulawesi
Indonesia
North Sulawesi
South Sulawesi
Southeast Asia
Southeast Sulawesi
Celebes
surface form: Sulawesi

nearby islands of Sulawesi
subgroupOf Austronesian languages
surface form: Austronesian language family

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Subject: Celebic languages
Description of subject: Celebic languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and nearby regions.

Referenced by (25)

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

Austronesian languages hasSubfamily Celebic languages
Malayo-Polynesian languages hasSubgroup Celebic languages
Tukang Besi–Bonerate languages subclassOf Celebic languages
Badaic languages subclassOf Celebic languages
Kaili language subgroupOf Celebic languages
Bungku language subgroup Celebic languages
Wolio language branchOf Celebic languages
Saluan language languageFamilyBranch Celebic languages
Uma language subgroupOf Celebic languages
Bungku–Tolaki languages subclassOf Celebic languages
Wotu–Wolio languages subclassOf Celebic languages
Pamona language subfamily Celebic languages
Laiyolo–Kaili languages subclassOf Celebic languages
Sunda-Sulawesi languages hasPart Celebic languages
Seko languages arePartOf Celebic languages
this entity surface form: Celebic languages (in some classifications)
Padoe language belongsToBranch Celebic languages
Bambam language languageFamilyBranch Celebic languages
Celebic branch of Austronesian alsoKnownAs Celebic languages
Muna language linguisticArea Celebic languages
Tomini–Tolitoli languages subgroupOf Celebic languages
Saluan–Banggai languages subclassOf Celebic languages
Saluan–Banggai languages languageFamily Celebic languages