Kamaru language explained

Kamaru language should not be confused with Kamurú language.

Kamaru
Region:	Sulawesi
Speakers:	3,500
Date:	2004
Ref:	e18
Familycolor:	Austronesian
Fam2:	Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3:	Celebic
Fam4:	Wotu–Wolio
Fam5:	Wolio–Kamaru
Iso3:	kgx
Glotto:	kama1364
Glottorefname:	Kamaru

Kamaru is an Austronesian language spoken on Buton Island, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. It belongs to the Wotu–Wolio branch of the Celebic subgroup.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Donohue, Mark. (2004). "The pretenders to the Muna-Buton group." In Bowden, J. and Himmelmann, N. (eds.). Papers in Austronesian subgrouping and dialectology, pp. 21-36. Canberra: Australian National University. (Pacific Linguistics 563)
2. Mead, David. (2003). "Evidence for a Celebic supergroup." In Lynch, John (ed.). Issues in Austronesian historical phonology, pp. 115-141. Canberra: Australian National University. (Pacific Linguistics 550)