Kalao, or Kalaotoa, is an Austronesian language of Kalao Island, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It belongs to the Wotu–Wolio branch of the Celebic subgroup.[2][3]
Kalao | |
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Kalaotoa | |
Native to | Indonesia |
Region | Sulawesi |
Native speakers | (500 cited 1989)[1] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | kly |
Glottolog | kala1394 |
ELP | Kalao |
References
edit- ^ Kalao at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Donohue, Mark. (2004). "The pretenders to the Muna-Buton group." In Bowden, J. and Himmelmann, N. (eds.). Papers in Austronesian subgrouping and dialectology, pp. 21-36. Canberra: Australian National University. (Pacific Linguistics 563)
- ^ Mead, David. (2003). "Evidence for a Celebic supergroup." In Lynch, John (ed.). Issues in Austronesian historical phonology, pp. 115-141. Canberra: Australian National University. (Pacific Linguistics 550)