Tolaki language

Austronesian language spoken in Sulawesi, Indonesia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tolaki (To'olaki) is the major language of Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is an Austronesian language of the Celebic branch.

NativetoIndonesia
RegionSulawesi
Native speakers
(330,000 cited 2000 census)[1]
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Tolaki
Native toIndonesia
RegionSulawesi
Native speakers
(330,000 cited 2000 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3lbw
Glottologtola1247
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Phonology

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Consonants[2][3]
Labial Alveolar Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive voiceless p t k ʔ
voiced b d ɡ
prenasal ᵐb ⁿd ᵑɡ
Fricative β s h
Lateral l
Trill r
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/b/ and /d/ are optionally realized as implosives [ɓ] and [ɗ]. /β/ can also be heard as a glide [w].[2]

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