Bungku–Tolaki languages

The Bungku–Tolaki languages are a group of languages spoken in South East Sulawesi province, Indonesia.

Languages

Ethnologue

• Eastern
  • Moronene
  • East Coast: Bungku, Bahonsuai, Kulisusu (a dialect cluster), Wawonii, Mori Bawah
• Western
  • Interior: Mori Atas, Padoe, Tomadino
  • West Coast: Tolaki, Rahambuu, Kodeoha, Waru

Mead (1998)

Mead (1998:117) presents the following tree-model classification for Bungku–Tolaki.

• Western
  • West Coast
    • Tolaki
    • Waru
    • Rahambuu
    • Kodeoha
  • Interior
    • Mori Atas
    • Tomadino
    • Padoe
• Eastern
  • East Coast
    • Mori Bawah
    • Bahonsuai
    • Bungku
    • Wawonii
    • Koroni
    • Kulisusu
    • Taloki
  • Southwest
    • Moronene

Mead (1999)

However, Mead (1999:33) presents the following revised tree-model classification for Bungku–Tolaki. Individual languages are highlighted in italics.

• Bungku
  • Moronene (Dialects: Moronene, Tokotu'a)
  • Wawonii (Dialects: Wawonii, Menui)
  • Bungku (Dialects: Landawe, Tulambatu, Waia, Torete, Bungku, Routa)
  • Kulisusu subfamily
    • Taloki
    • Kulisusu
    • Korini
• Mori
  • Bahonsuai
  • Tomadino
  • Mori subfamily
    • Mori Bawah (dialect chain)
    • Padoe
    • Mori Atas (dialect chain)
• Tolaki
  • Kodeoha
  • Tolaki subfamily
    • Waru (Dialects: Waru, Lalomerui)
    • Tolaki (Dialects: Asera, Wiwirano, Konawe, Mekongga dialect chain, Laiwui)
    • Rahambuu

Further reading

• Mead, David. 1998. Proto-Bungku–Tolaki: Reconstruction of its phonology and aspects of its morphosyntax . Ph.D. dissertation. Houston: Rice University.
• Mead, David. 1999. The Bungku–Tolaki languages of south-eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia. Series D-91. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.