Bahasa Ciacia
Cia-Cia
Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Muna-Buton)
Cia-Cia (Bahasa Ciacia, also South Buton) is an Austronesian language of the Muna-Buton subgroup, spoken by roughly 80,000–105,000 people around the city of Baubau on southern Buton Island in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. Phonologically it is typical of the region: five vowels, a phonemic glottal stop (written with an apostrophe, as in ka'ana 'house' and we'e 'water'), a series of prenasalized stops, and the implosives /ɓ/ and /ɗ/ that ordinary Latin spelling under-transcribes as plain b and d. The language became internationally famous in 2009, when Baubau began teaching it in the Korean Hangul script — reviving obsolete jamo such as ᄫ for the bilabial fricative Korean lacks. That project has always been far smaller than its fame: Hangul is used in the schools and street signs of a couple of subdistricts, never officially adopted, and the overwhelming majority of Cia-Cia writing is still Latin. Most speakers are bilingual in Indonesian and many also use the closely related Wolio.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Cia-Cia
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Compared with languages in the same classification: Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Muna-Buton)
| Meaning | Cia-Cia | Mandar | Toraja-Sa'dan | Buginese | Fijian | North Moluccan Malay | Banjar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | eʼe /eʔe/ | uai /uai/ | uai /uai/ | wae /wae/ | wai /wai/ | aer /aer/ | banyu /baɲu/ |
| Fire | api /api/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | buka /mbuka/ | api /api/ | api /api/ |
| Sun | holeo /holeo/ | mata allo /mata alːo/ | mata allo /mataʔalːo/ | mata esso /mata esːo/ | matanisiga /matanisiŋa/ | matahari /matahari/ | matahari /matahari/ |
| Moon | vula /βula/ | bulang /bulaŋ/ | bulan /bulan/ | uleng /uleŋ/ | vula /βula/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ |
| Star | kalipopo /kalipopo/ | bittoeng /bittoeŋ/ | bintoen /bintoen/ | wittoing /wittoiŋ/ | kalokalo /kalokalo/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ |
| Night | morondo /morondo/ | bongi /boŋi/ | bongi /boŋi/ | wenni /wənːi/ | bogi /mboŋi/ | malam /malam/ | malam /malam/ |
| Rain | kia /kia/ | urang /uˈraŋ/ | uran /uˈran/ | bosi /ˈbosi/ | uca /uða/ | ujang /uˈdʒaŋ/ | hujan /ˈhudʒan/ |
| Wind | ngoi /ŋoi/ | angin /aŋin/ | angin /aŋin/ | anging /aŋiŋ/ | cagi /ðaŋi/ | angin /aŋin/ | angin /aŋin/ |
| Earth | vuta /βuta/ | litaq /litaʔ/ | litak /litak/ | tana /tana/ | qele /ᵑɡele/ | tana /tana/ | tanah /tanah/ |
| Stone | loko /loko/ | batu /batu/ | batu /batu/ | batu /ˈbatu/ | vatu /vatu/ | batu /batu/ | batu /ˈbatu/ |
| Mountain | gunu /ɡunu/ | buttu /butːu/ | buntu /buntu/ | bulu /bulu/ | ulunivanua /uluniβanua/ | gunung /ɡunuŋ/ | gunung /ɡunuŋ/ |
| Sea | tai /tai/ | sasiq /sasiʔ/ | tasik /tasik/ | tasiʼ /tasiʔ/ | wasawasa /wasawasa/ | lao /lao/ | laut /laut/ |
| Mother | ina /ina/ | indoq /indoʔ/ | indoʼ /indoʔ/ | indoʼ /indoʔ/ | tina /tina/ | mama /mama/ | uma /uma/ |
| Father | ama /ama/ | ama /ama/ | ambeʼ /ambeʔ/ | amboʼ /amboʔ/ | tama /tama/ | papa /papa/ | abah /abah/ |
| I | indaʼu /indaʔu/ | iyau /ijau/ | aku /aku/ | iyyaʼ /ijːaʔ/ | au /au/ | kita /kita/ | aku /aku/ |
| You | isoʼo /isoʔo/ | io /iʔo/ | iko /iko/ | iko /iko/ | iko /iko/ | ngana /ŋana/ | ikam /ikam/ |
| We | ingkita / isami /iŋkita / isami/ | ikiq / ingkaiq /ikiʔ / iŋkaiʔ/ | kita / kami /kita / kami/ | idiʼ /idiʔ/ | keda / keimami /kenda / kejmami/ | torang /toraŋ/ | kita / kami /kita / kami/ |
| Name | ngea /ŋea/ | sanga /saŋa/ | sanga /saŋa/ | aseng /asəŋ/ | yaca /jaða/ | nama /nama/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ |
| Person | mia /mia/ | tau /tau/ | tau /tau/ | tau /tau/ | tamata /tamata/ | orang /oraŋ/ | urang /uraŋ/ |
| Head | pocu /potʃu/ | ulu /ulu/ | ulu /ulu/ | ulu /ulu/ | ulu /ulu/ | kapala /kapala/ | kapala /kapala/ |
| Eye | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ |
| Ear | tolinga /toliŋa/ | talinga /taliŋa/ | talinga /taliŋa/ | doccili /dotʃːili/ | daliga /ndaliŋa/ | talinga /taliŋa/ | talinga /taˈliŋa/ |
| Nose | ngoʼo /ŋoʔo/ | pudzung /puðuŋ/ | illong /ilːoŋ/ | ingeʼ /iŋəʔ/ | ucu /uðu/ | idong /idoŋ/ | hidung /hiduŋ/ |
| Tooth | ngiʼi /ŋiʔi/ | isi /isi/ | isi /isi/ | isi /isi/ | bati /mbati/ | gigi /ɡiɡi/ | gigi /ɡiɡi/ |
| Tongue | ela /ela/ | lila /lila/ | lila /lila/ | lila /lila/ | yame /jame/ | lida /lida/ | ilat /ilat/ |
| Hand | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | liga /liŋa/ | tangang /taŋaŋ/ | tangan /taŋan/ |
| Foot | kake /kake/ | — | lentek /lentek/ | ajé /adʒe/ | yava /java/ | kaki /kaki/ | batis /batis/ |
| Heart | lalo /lalo/ | ate /ate/ | penaa /penaː/ | ati /ati/ | uto /uto/ | hati /hati/ | ati /ati/ |
| Bone | buku /buku/ | buku /buku/ | buku /buku/ | buku /buku/ | sui /sui/ | tulang /tulaŋ/ | tulang /tulaŋ/ |
| Blood | rea /rea/ | ceraq /tʃɛraʔ/ | rara /rara/ | dara /dara/ | dra /ndra/ | dara /dara/ | darah /darah/ |
| Poop | taki /taki/ | tai /tai/ | tai /tai/ | tai /tai/ | de /nde/ | tai /tai/ | tahi /tahi/ |
| Love | peʼelu /peʔelu/ | mappinawa /mapːinawa/ | maʼpaʼiya /maʔpaʔija/ | poji /podʒi/ | loloma /loloma/ | sayang /sajaŋ/ | sayang /sajaŋ/ |
| Tree | sau /sau/ | kaju /kaju/ | kayu /kaju/ | aju /adʒu/ | kau /kau/ | pohong /pohoŋ/ | batang /bataŋ/ |
| Dog | au /au/ | asu /asu/ | asu /asu/ | asu /asu/ | koli /koli/ | anjing /andʒiŋ/ | hadupan /hadupan/ |
| Cat | mbuta /mbuta/ | mio /mio/ | serre /serːe/ | meong /meoŋ/ | pusi /pusi/ | ikung /ikuŋ/ | pusa /pusa/ |
| Fish | isa /isa/ | bau /ˈbau/ | bale /ˈbale/ | bale /ˈbale/ | ika /ika/ | ikang /ˈikaŋ/ | iwak /ˈiwak/ |
| Bird | manumanu /manumanu/ | manu-manuq /manu manuʔ/ | manuk-manuk /manuʔmanuʔ/ | manuʼ-manuʼ /manuʔmanuʔ/ | manumanu /manumanu/ | burung /buruŋ/ | burung /buruŋ/ |
| Butterfly | kalelema /kalelema/ | — | kalubambang /kalubambaŋ/ | kalubampa /kalubampa/ | bēbē /ᵐbeːᵐbeː/ | — | kupu-kupu /kupukupu/ |
| Egg | cikolu /tʃikolu/ | talloq /talːoʔ/ | talloʼ /talːoʔ/ | tello /təlːo/ | yaloka /jaloka/ | tolor /tolor/ | hintalu /hintalu/ |
| Horse | ajara /adʒara/ | — | darang /daraŋ/ | anyarang /aɲaraŋ/ | ose /ose/ | kuda /kuda/ | kuda /kuda/ |
| House | kaʼana /kaʔana/ | boyang /bojaŋ/ | banua /banua/ | bola /bola/ | vale /βale/ | ruma /ruma/ | rumah /rumah/ |
| Salt | gara /ɡara/ | sia /sia/ | sia /sia/ | pejje /pədʒːe/ | masima /masima/ | garam /ɡaram/ | uyah /ujah/ |
| Iron | ase /ase/ | bassi /basːi/ | bassi /basːi/ | bessi /bəsːi/ | kaukamea /kaukamea/ | besi /besi/ | wasi /ˈwasi/ |
| Book | boku /boku/ | suraq /suraʔ/ | suraʼ /suraʔ/ | boʼ /boʔ/ | ivola /ivola/ | buku /buku/ | buku /buku/ |
| Eat | maʼa /maʔa/ | maʼande /maʔande/ | kumande /kumande/ | manré /manˈre/ | kana /kana/ | makang /makaŋ/ | makan /makan/ |
| Drink | poroku /poroku/ | minung /minuŋ/ | maʼiru /maʔiru/ | minung /minuŋ/ | gunu /ŋunu/ | minong /minoŋ/ | nginum /ŋinum/ |
| Sleep | monoko /monoko/ | matindro /matindro/ | mammaʼ /mamːaʔ/ | matinro /matinro/ | moce /moðe/ | tidor /tidor/ | guring /ɡuriŋ/ |
| One | ise /ise/ | mesa /mesa/ | misaʼ /misaʔ/ | séddi /sedːi/ | dua /ndua/ | satu /satu/ | asa /asa/ |
| Two | rua /rua/ | dua /dua/ | dua /dua/ | dua /duwa/ | rua /rua/ | dua /dua/ | dua /dua/ |
| Three | tolu /tolu/ | tallu /talːu/ | tallu /talːu/ | tellu /təlːu/ | tolu /tolu/ | tiga /tiɡa/ | talu /talu/ |
| Four | paʼa /paʔa/ | appe /apːe/ | aʼpaʼ /ʔapːaʔ/ | eppa /əpːa/ | vā /vaː/ | ampa /ampa/ | ampat /ampat/ |
| Five | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ |
| Hundred | hacu /hatʃu/ | sangatus /saŋatus/ | saratu /saratu/ | sératu /seratu/ | drau /ndrau/ | saratus /saratus/ | saratus /saratus/ |
| Hello | assalamuʼalaikum /assaˈlamu ʔaˈlajkum/ | salamaʼ maʼondong /salamaʔ maʔondoŋ/ | tabe /tabe/ | tabeʼ /tabeʔ/ | bula /mbula/ | cerang /tʃeraŋ/ | salam /salam/ |
| Thank you | tarima kasi /tarima kasi/ | kuruʼ sumangaʼ /kuruʔ sumaŋaʔ/ | kurre sumangaʼ /kurːe sumaŋaʔ/ | kurru sumange /kurːu sumaŋe/ | vinaka /βinaka/ | tarima kase /tarima kase/ | tarima kasih /tarima kasih/ |
| Good | umela /umela/ | macoa /matʃoa/ | melo /melo/ | makanja /makandʒa/ | vinaka /βinaka/ | bae /bae/ | bagus /baɡus/ |
| New | vukou /βukou/ | baru /baru/ | baʼru /baʔru/ | baru /baru/ | vou /βou/ | baru /baru/ | hanyar /haɲar/ |
| Red | modhea /moɗea/ | mamea /mamea/ | mararang /mararaŋ/ | cella /tʃəlːa/ | damudamu /ndamundamu/ | mera /ˈmera/ | habang /habaŋ/ |
| White | mopute /mopute/ | mapute /mapute/ | mabusa /mabusa/ | puté /pute/ | vulavula /βulaβula/ | puti /puti/ | putih /putih/ |
| Black | mokito /mokito/ | malotong /malotoŋ/ | malotong /malotoŋ/ | lotong /lotoŋ/ | loaloa /loaloa/ | itam /itam/ | hirang /hiraŋ/ |
| Green | moijo /moidʒo/ | mekurarraq /mekurarːaʔ/ | maido /maido/ | kudara /kudara/ | drokadroka /ndrokandroka/ | ijo /idʒo/ | hijau /hidʒau/ |
| Blue | kakanda /kakanda/ | magavu /maɡavu/ | lango-lango /laŋolaŋo/ | gawu /ɡawu/ | karakarawa /karakarawa/ | biru /biru/ | biru /biru/ |
| Sugar | gola /ɡola/ | golla /ɡolːa/ | — | golla /ɡolːa/ | suka /suka/ | — | gula /ɡula/ |
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