Tolaki (To'olaki) is the major language of Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is an Austronesian language of the Celebic branch.
Dialects
The Tolaki language has six dialects, as follows. Mekongga (Patikala Village, Tolala District, North Kolaka Regency; Mangolo Urban Village, Latambaga District, Kolaka Regency; Sanggona Village, Konawe District, Konawe Regency; Puundoho Village, Andoolo District, South Konawe Regency; and Poli-Polia Urban Village, Poli Polia District, East Kolaka Regency); Rahambuu (Lelewawo Village, Batu Putih District, North Kolaka Regency); Kodeoha (Lametuna Village, Kodeoha District, North Kolaka Regency); Konawe (South Konawe Regency (Roraya Village, Tinanggea District; Sabulakoa Village, Landono District; Laeya Village, Laeya District; and Tambolosu Village, Laonti District; Pudambu Village, Angata District); the southern part of Konawe Regency (Lolanggasumeeto Village, Walay Village, and Tawanga Urban Village); North Konawe Regency (Wanggudu Urban Village, Asera District; Mopute Village and Tadoloiyo Village, Oheo District; and Molawe Urban Village, Molawe District)); Lalomerui (Tadoloiyo Village, Oheo District, North Konawe Regency; Lalomerui Village, Routa District, Konawe Regency); and Waru (spoken in Mopute Village, Oheo District, North Konawe Regency; Mopute Village, Routa District, Konawe Regency).
Phonology + ConsonantsZalili Sailan and La Ode Sidu Marafad and Gusarmin Sofyan and Sahlan, and Hamuni. 1995. Tata Bahasa Tolaki. Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan.Mead, David. 1998. Proto–Bungku-Tolaki: Reconstruction of its phonology and aspects of its morphosyntax . PhD dissertation. Houston: Rice University, p. 19. LabialAlveolarVelarGlottalNasalPlosivevoicelessvoicedprenasalFricativeLateralTrill and are optionally realized as implosives and . can also be heard as a glide .
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