Dengka

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: dnk
Alternate Names: Rote, Rote Barat, Roti, Rotinese, Western Rote
Population: 20,000 (2002 UKAW).
Location:: East Nusa Tenggara province: Rote island northwest coast, Ba’a town west to Tasilo bay.
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.

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