Dengka

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
dnk
Alternate Names
Rote, Rote Barat, Roti, Rotinese, Western Rote
User Population

20,000 (2002 UKAW).

Location

East Nusa Tenggara province: Rote island northwest coast, Ba’a town west to Tasilo bay.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Timor-Babar, Nuclear Timor, Rote
Dialects

Western Dengka, Eastern Dengka, Lelain. Western Dengka dialect has marked intonation; some occurrences of, ngg, in Eastern Dengka dialect become, nd, in Western Dengka. Some vocabulary of Western Dengka is like Dhao [nfa]. Dengka and Dela-Oenale [row] are more divergent from other languages on Rote.

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Also use Indonesian [ind].

Language Development

Texts. Bible portions: 2004.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Dengka
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.