| Celebic | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Sulawesi,Indonesia |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian
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| Proto-language | Proto-Celebic |
| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | cele1242 |
 Map showing the distribution of the Celebic languages (in dark blue) inSulawesi alongside other Austronesian languages | |
TheCelebic languages are a subgroup of theAustronesian languages spoken on theIndonesian island ofSulawesi, formerly calledCelebes. Almost all of the languages spoken in the provinces ofCentral Sulawesi andSoutheast Sulawesi belong to the Celebic group. A few Celebic languages (e.g.Wotu,Bonerate) are located inSouth Sulawesi province. By number of languages (but not by number of speakers), Celebic is the largest subgroup ofAustronesian languages on Sulawesi.
David Mead (2003a:125) classifies the Celebic languages as follows.[1][2]
More recently, Zobel (2020) proposed thatKaili–Pamona andWotu–Wolio form aKaili–Wolio group, which Zobel places as a primary subgroup of Celebic. Furthermore, in Zobel's (2020) classification, Kaili–Wolio is placed as a sister to group to Tominic–Eastern Celebic, which contains Mead's (2003)Tomini–Tolitoli andEastern Celebic groups.[3]
At the current state of research, the Celebic languages are considered to make up a primary branch of theMalayo-Polynesian subgroup within theAustronesian language family.[4]
| Proto-Celebic | |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction of | Celebic languages |
| Region | Sulawesi |
Reconstructed ancestors | |
| Lower-order reconstructions | |
David Mead (2003a:125) lists the followingsound changes for Proto-Celebic and its subgroups.[1]