Celebic languages

E25746
Austronesian languages language subgroup

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

Statements (50)

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

Referenced by (3)

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 →