Buol language
Austronesian language spoken in Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Buol (Bual, Bwo’ol, Bwool, Dia) is an Austronesian language spoken in Buol Regency (Central Sulawesi Province), northwestern Sulawesi, Indonesia.
| Buol | |
|---|---|
| Apadu Vuolo | |
| Pronunciation | ['apadu 'βuɔʎɔ] |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Buol Regency, Central Sulawesi |
Native speakers | (96,000 cited 2000 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | blf |
| Glottolog | buol1237 |
Phonology
The vowels of Buol are /a e i o u/.[2] Stress falls on penultimate syllable, with sequence of like vowels counting as one syllable.
The consonants are as follows:
/dʒ/ occurs in loans. /h/, /s/, /ʔ/ are found in loans and a small number of native words, such as /buahaŋa/ 'k.o. cricket', /sio/ 'nine', /naʔal/ 'bark slippers'.
/β/ only occurs before /u/, but there are near-minimal pairs such as /βuŋo/ 'fruit', /buŋol/ 'leaf'.
/l/ is pronounced [l] after a front vowel, as in [dila] 'tongue'; [ɽ] if not preceded, but followed by a front vowel, as in [aɽe] 'chin'; and [ʎ] elsewhere. However, there is an exception with the sequences /lala, lola, lolo/, where the first /l/ is pronounced [l], as in /lolo/ [loʎo] 'face'.
