Dhao language
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Not to be confused with Ndau language or Pendau language.
The Dhao language, better known to outsiders by its Rotinese name Ndao (Ndaonese, Ndaundau), is the language of Ndao Island in Indonesia. Traditionally classified as a Sumba language in the Austronesian family, it may actually be a non-Austronesian (Papuan) language.[2] It was once considered a dialect of Hawu, but is not mutually intelligible.
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Dhao | |
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Ndao | |
Pronunciation | ˈɖ͡ʐao |
Native to | Indonesia |
Region | Lesser Sunda Islands |
Native speakers | (5,000 cited 1997)[1] |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | nfa |
Glottolog | dhao1237 |
ELP | Dhao |
Coordinates: 10°49′S 122°40′E | |
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