Cia-Cia

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
cia
Alternate Names
Boetoneezen, Buton, Butonese, Butung, South Buton, Southern Butung
Autonym
Cia-Cia
User Population

104,000 (2010 census), decreasing.

Location

Southeast Sulawesi province: southeast tip, Flores sea; Buton island, inland between Sampolawa and Pasawajo towns; Batu Atas and Binongko islands.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Eastern, Southeastern, Muna-Buton, Nuclear Muna-Buton, Buton, West Buton
Dialects

Kaesabu, Sampolawa (Mambulu-Laporo), Wabula, Masiri. Lexical similarity: 93% with Masiri dialect, 74% with Kambe-Kambero dialect of Kaimbulawa [zka], 69% with Busoa [bup], 67% with Lontoi dialect of Kaimbulawa [zka], 66% with Liabuku [lix], 61% with Wolio [wlo], 60% with Muna [mnb].

Language Use

All domains. Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes. Most also use Indonesian [ind]. Many also use Wolio [wlo]. Used as L2 by Busoa [bup], Kumbewaha [xks], Tukang Besi North [khc], Tukang Besi South [bhq].

Language Development

Taught as subject in primary schools. Literature. Videos.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Cia-Cia
Writing

Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab], no longer in use. Hangul script [Hang], developed in 2009 (Cho 2012), limited usage. Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Language name based on the negator, cia (no). Muslim.