Tolaki (To'olaki) is the major language of Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is an Austronesian language of the Celebic branch.
Tolaki | |
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Native to | Indonesia |
Region | Sulawesi |
Native speakers | 330,000 (2000 census)[1] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | lbw |
Glottolog | tola1247 |
Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | ||
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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 |
/b/ and /d/ are optionally realized as implosives [ɓ] and [ɗ]. /β/ can also be heard as a glide [w].[2]
Front | Back | |
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Close | i | u |
Mid | e | o |
Open | a |