Manggarai
A language of Indonesia (Nusa Tenggara)
| Population | 500,000 (1989). |
| Region | Lesser Sundas, west third of Flores Island. |
| Language maps |
Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara and Southwestern Maluku Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara enlargements |
| Dialects | Western Manggarai, Central Manggarai (Ruteng), West-Central Manggarai, Eastern Manggarai. Around 43 subdialects. Similar to Riung [riu]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Bima-Sumba |
| Language development | Dictionary. |
| Comments | Christian, Muslim. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
GRIMES, Charles E.; VERHEIJEN, J. A. J., authors. 1995. "Manggarai: introduction and wordlist."
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