Tukang Besi–Bonerate group

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The Tukang Besi–Bonerate group is a small subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for their close linguistic relationship and shared regional history.

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instanceOf Austronesian language subgroup
language group
country Indonesia
hasCharacteristic geographically concentrated speech area
maritime island distribution
small number of closely related languages
hasHistoricalContext shared regional history in Southeast Sulawesi
hasNeighboringLanguages Muna-Buton languages NERFINISHED
Wotu–Wolio languages NERFINISHED
hasPart Binongko dialect NERFINISHED
Bonerate language NERFINISHED
Kaledupa dialect cluster NERFINISHED
Tukang Besi language NERFINISHED
Wangi-Wangi dialect
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script
isSubjectOf comparative studies of Celebic subgrouping
research on Austronesian historical linguistics
languageBranch Malayo-Polynesian NERFINISHED
languageFamily Austronesian languages
surface form: Austronesian
languageSubgroup Celebic
region Sulawesi NERFINISHED
sharesFeature close lexical similarity among member languages
shared morphosyntactic patterns within the subgroup
shared phonological innovations within the subgroup
spokenIn Bonerate Island NERFINISHED
Indonesia
Southeast Sulawesi NERFINISHED
Tukang Besi Islands NERFINISHED
subclassOf Austronesian languages
Celebic languages NERFINISHED

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Tukang Besi–Bonerate languages hasAlternativeName Tukang Besi–Bonerate group