Indigenous Indonesians use Korean letters to save dialect

Indigenous Indonesians use Korean letters to save dialect<br /><br />Schoolchildren on Buton Island, Indonesia, are learning their indigenous Cia-Cia language using Korean Hangul script. The Cia-Cia language, spoken by the local ethnic group, lacks a written form, and its syllabic nature makes it challenging to transcribe into the Latin alphabet commonly used for Indonesia's national language. <br /><br />Video by AFP<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br /> <br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br /> <br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /> <br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br /> <br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer <br />Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher<br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br /> <br />#TheManilaTimes<br />#tmtnews<br />#indonesia<br />#hangul<br />#ciacia