Termanu

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
twu
Alternate Names
Central Rote, Pa’da, Rote, Rote Tengah, Roti, Rotinese
Population

30,000 (2002 UKAW).

Location

East Nusa Tenggara Province. Termanu, Keka, Talae, Korbafo, and Bokai domains. Central Rote island.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

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

Bokai, Korbafo (Korbaffo), Pa’da (Termanu), Pa’da Kona (Keka-Talae, Southern Termanu). Seems more similar to Lole [llg] than to other varieties on Rote. Korbafo and Bokai may need to be separated for sociolinguistic reasons.

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Also use Kupang [mkn] and Indonesian [ind]. Some older people educated in Dutch [nld].

Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1895–2004.
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Christian.