Cia-Cia language

Cia-Cia
Butonese
Bahasa Ciacia
바하사 찌아찌아
بهاس چيا-چيا
Native toIndonesia
RegionBaubau, Buton Island, Southeast Sulawesi
Native speakers
79,000 (2005)[1]
Hangul (present)
Latin (present)
Gundhul (historical)
Language codes
ISO 639-3cia
Glottologciac1237
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Sample of spoken Cia-Cia, recorded for Wikitongues

Cia-Cia, also known as Buton or Butonese, is an Austronesian language spoken principally around the city of Baubau on the southern tip of Buton island, off the southeast coast of Sulawesi, in Indonesia.[2] It is written using the Latin and Hangul scripts.

  1. ^ Cia-Cia at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference VDBR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).