NFA ISO 639-3
Dhao
Lii Dhao Autonym
A language of Indonesia
- ISO 639
- nfa
- Alternate Names
- Dao, Kahore, Ndao, Ndaonese, Ndaundau
- Autonym
- Lii Dhao
- Population
- 5,000 (1997 A. Ranoh).
- Location:
- East Nusa Tenggara province: Rote Ndao regency, Ndao island off western tip of Rote island; scattered settlements on Rote and Timor islands.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Sumba-Hawu, Hawu-Dhao
- Dialects
- None known. Related to Hawu [hvn]. Complex phonology.
- Language Development
- Dictionary. NT: 2012.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Dhao
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Christian.
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Location: East Nusa Tenggara province: Rote Ndao regency, Ndao island off western tip of Rote island; scattered settlements on Rote and Timor islands.
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