Cia-Cia language

Cia-Cia
Cia-Cia
Butonese
Bahasa Ciacia; 바하사 찌아찌아; بهاس چيا-چيا
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Baubau, Buton Island, Southeast Sulawesi
Native speakers	79,000 (2005)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Celebic Muna–Buton Buton Cia-Cia; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Hangul (present); Latin (present); Gundhul (historical)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	cia
Glottolog	ciac1237

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. It is written using the Latin and Hangul scripts.

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