Buol (Bual, BwoâÂÂol, Bwool, Dia) is an Austronesian language spoken in Buol Regency (Central Sulawesi Province), northwestern Sulawesi, Indonesia.
The vowels of Buol are . Stress falls on penultimate syllable, with sequence of like vowels counting as one syllable.
The consonants are as follows:
occurs in loans. are found in loans and a small number of native words, such as 'k.o. cricket', 'nine', 'bark slippers'.
only occurs before , but there are near-minimal pairs such as 'fruit', 'leaf'.
is pronounced after a front vowel, as in 'tongue'; if not preceded, but followed by a front vowel, as in 'chin'; and elsewhere. However, there is an exception with the sequences , where the first is pronounced , as in 'face'.