Alternate Names: Wadu
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 58% with Wolio ,, 53% with Laiyolo ,, average 43% with South Sulawesi Group, 43% with Kaili-Pamona Subgroup, 41% with Seko Padang ,, 39% with Tae’ Luwu ,, 36%–43% with Bungku-Tolaki Subgroup, 37% with Toraja-Sa’dan ,, 33% with Bugis ,, 31% with Rampi ,, 25% with Lemolang ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 500 (2009 Masruddin and Wahibah), decreasing. Ethnic population: 4,000 (2009).
Language Use: Parents no longer pass Wotu on to their children (2009). Also use the Bugis-Luwu dialect of Bugis [bug]. Also use Indonesian [ind].
Nation of Origin: Indonesia
Other Comments: Muslim.