Wotu

WTW

threatened

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:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Celebic
Wotu-Wolio

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.