Buri Wolio script
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Buri Wolio script is an indigenous writing system historically used to record the Wolio language of the Butonese people in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | writing system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buton Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buton Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | part of Butonese cultural heritage ⓘ |
| currentStatus | limited contemporary use ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Lontara script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
consonant letters with inherent vowel
ⓘ
diacritics to modify vowels ⓘ |
| historicalUsage | historically used to record Wolio language ⓘ |
| languageFamilyWritten | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| region |
Maritime Southeast Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sulawesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Buginese script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Makassarese script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Brahmic scripts ⓘ |
| scriptType | abugida ⓘ |
| scriptUserCommunity | Wolio-speaking community ⓘ |
| status | historical script ⓘ |
| usedBy | Butonese people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
literary works
ⓘ
religious texts ⓘ royal documents ⓘ writing the Wolio language ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Indonesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast Sulawesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingMedium |
manuscripts
ⓘ
palm-leaf manuscripts ⓘ |
| writingSystemOf | Wolio language ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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