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Muna

A language of Indonesia (Sulawesi)

ISO 639-3: mnb

Population	300,000 (van den Berg 1989). 600 in Ambon (1985 SIL).
Region	Off southwest Sulawesi, Muna Island, northwest coast of Buton Island; Central Maluku, Ambon.
Language map	Indonesia, Sulawesi, reference number 67
Dialects	Standard Muna (Northern Muna), Tiworo (Eastern Muna), Gu, Lakudo, Mawasangka, Kadatua, Siompu, Katobengke, Burukene, Laompo, Kapontori. Subvarieties of Standard Muna are: Tungkuno, Kabawo, Lawa, Katobu, Tobea Besar; of Gulamas are: Gu, Mawasangka, Lakudo, Wale-Ale, Lawama, Kadatua, Lowu-Lowu, Kalia-Lia, Katobengke, Topa, Salaa, Lawela, Laompo, Burukene. Lexical similarity: 71% with Pancana [pnp], 62% with Cia-Cia [cia], 52% with Wolio [wlo], 50% with Lasalimu [llm], 47% with Tukang Besi [khc] or [bhq], 45% with Kamaru [kgx].
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Eastern, Southeastern, Muna-Buton, Nuclear Muna-Buton, Munan, Munic, Western
Language use	Vigorous. Also use Indonesian [ind].
Language development	Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2004.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Muslim, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Hanafi, B. A. and others, compilers. 1991. Pedoman ejaan bahasa daerah Muna.

van den Berg, Lydia. 1987. "Klausa relatif bahasa Indonesia dan bahasa Muna."

van den Berg, René and La Ode Sidu, compilers. 1996. Muna - English dictionary.

van den Berg, René and La Ode Sidu. 2000. Kamus Muna-Indonesia.

van den Berg, René. 1987. "Beberapa aspek morfologi kata kerja bahasa Muna."

van den Berg, René. 1989. A grammar of the Muna language.

van den Berg, René. 1991. "Muna dialects and Munic languages: Towards a reconstruction."

van den Berg, René. 1991. "Muna historical phonology."

van den Berg, René. 1995. "Verb classes, transitivity, and the definiteness shift in Muna: a counterexample to the transitivity hypothesis?."

van den Berg, René. 2001. "Lexicography in the field: methods and results of the Muna dictionary project."

Vernacular Publications

Boku karubu wamba segho-segholeo Wuna - Indonesia - Inggirisi = Buku saku bahasa sehari-hari Muna - Indonesia - Inggris. 2005.

Boku mohobu wamba se'o-se'oleo Wuna - Indonesia - Inggirisi (kapake we salata) = Buku saku bahasa sehari-hari Muna - Indonesia - Inggris (dialek Salatan). 2005.

Kadadihi ne witeno Wuna. 1991.

Kadadiʼi ne witeno wuna. 1991.

Wata-watangke wuna. 1991.