Muna–Buton languages

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The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian languages subgroup
language subgroup
arealRelation geographically close to Bungku–Tolaki languages
geographically close to Tukang Besi language
continent Asia
country Indonesia
ethnolinguisticContext spoken by ethnic groups of Muna and Buton Islands
family Austronesian languages
surface form: Austronesian
glottologClassification muna1247
hasAlternativeName Muna–Buton languages
surface form: Muna-Buton subgroup

Muna–Buton languages
surface form: Muna–Butonic languages
hasMember Busoa language
Buton language group
Cia-Cia language
Kaimbulawa language
Kalao language
Kamaru language
Kioko language
Kaimbulawa language
surface form: Kumbewaha language

Lakalai language
Lasalimu language
Liabuku language
Muna language
Pancana language
Wolio language
linguisticStatus some member languages are endangered
locatedIn Southeast Sulawesi
Celebes
surface form: Sulawesi
macroarea Papunesia
region Southeast Sulawesi
surface form: Sulawesi Tenggara Province
researchField Austronesian linguistics
spokenIn Buton Island
Muna Island NERFINISHED
nearby islands in Indonesia
southeastern Sulawesi
subclassOf Austronesian languages
Celebic languages
Malayo-Polynesian languages
subgroupOf Celebic branch of Austronesian
typologicalFeature predominantly SVO word order
rich verbal morphology
use of affixation for voice and aspect
writingSystem Latin script

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Muna–Buton languages hasAlternativeName Muna–Buton languages
this entity surface form: Muna-Buton subgroup
Muna–Buton languages hasAlternativeName Muna–Buton languages
this entity surface form: Muna–Butonic languages
Celebic languages hasMember Muna–Buton languages
this entity surface form: Muna language
Celebic–South Halmahera languages hasMember Muna–Buton languages
this entity surface form: Kaili–Pamona languages
Celebic–South Halmahera languages hasMember Muna–Buton languages
Austronesian languages hasSubfamily Muna–Buton languages
Austronesian languages hasSubfamily Muna–Buton languages
this entity surface form: Muna–Buton languages subgroup
Celebic languages hasSubgroup Muna–Buton languages
this entity surface form: Kaili–Pamona languages
Celebic languages hasSubgroup Muna–Buton languages
Celebic languages hasSubgroup Muna–Buton languages
this entity surface form: Uma–Bada languages