As ethnic groups go, the Cia-Cia tribe in Indonesia seems about as unlikely to learn the Korean language as any.
But last summer, the Cia-Cia, a group of about 60,000 people based in the southern part of Buton Island in Southeast Sulawesi Province, adopted the Korean alphabet of Hangul to transcribe its aboriginal language. In so doing, the Cia-Cia, which previously didn’t have an official writing system, has preserved its language.
But last summer, the Cia-Cia, a group of about 60,000 people based in the southern part of Buton Island in Southeast Sulawesi Province, adopted the Korean alphabet of Hangul to transcribe its aboriginal language. In so doing, the Cia-Cia, which previously didn’t have an official writing system, has preserved its language.
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