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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buri Wolio script canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6098838 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Buri Wolio script Context triple: [Wolio language, usesScriptHistorically, Buri Wolio script]
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A.
Borama script
The Borama script is an indigenous writing system historically used by some Somali communities to represent the Somali language before the adoption of more widespread scripts.
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B.
Tigalari script
The Tigalari script is a historical South Indian writing system used primarily to write Tulu and Sanskrit, closely related to other southern Brahmic scripts.
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C.
Xibe script
The Xibe script is a vertical alphabetic writing system used primarily for the Xibe language in China, derived from and closely resembling the traditional Manchu script.
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D.
Tagbanwa script
Tagbanwa script is an indigenous Brahmic-derived writing system historically used by the Tagbanwa people of Palawan in the Philippines to write their native languages.
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E.
Hanunóo script
The Hanunóo script is an indigenous Brahmic-derived syllabic writing system traditionally used by the Hanunóo Mangyan people of Mindoro in the Philippines.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Buri Wolio script Target entity description: Buri Wolio script is an indigenous writing system historically used to record the Wolio language of the Butonese people in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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A.
Borama script
The Borama script is an indigenous writing system historically used by some Somali communities to represent the Somali language before the adoption of more widespread scripts.
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B.
Tigalari script
The Tigalari script is a historical South Indian writing system used primarily to write Tulu and Sanskrit, closely related to other southern Brahmic scripts.
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C.
Xibe script
The Xibe script is a vertical alphabetic writing system used primarily for the Xibe language in China, derived from and closely resembling the traditional Manchu script.
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D.
Tagbanwa script
Tagbanwa script is an indigenous Brahmic-derived writing system historically used by the Tagbanwa people of Palawan in the Philippines to write their native languages.
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E.
Hanunóo script
The Hanunóo script is an indigenous Brahmic-derived syllabic writing system traditionally used by the Hanunóo Mangyan people of Mindoro in the Philippines.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Buri Wolio script Description of subject: Buri Wolio script is an indigenous writing system historically used to record the Wolio language of the Butonese people in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.