Also Known As:
Ringgou, Rote, Roti, Rotinese, Rote Timur, Eastern Rote, Rotti
Dialects & Varieties
- Oe Pao
- Landu
- Ringgou
Recent Resources
Paulus Nako sings a funerary "helo" (traditional song genre).
Nona Kedoh-Jacob sings a song she composed herself about the island of Rote in the 1980s entitled "N
Paulus Nako sings a "helo" (traditional song genre) traditionally sung to honor a guest to the villa
Vulnerable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
12,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2015. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Eighteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.
Bibliography of Locations:
"Glottolog." Online: http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/.
Bibliography of Context:
Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2015. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Eighteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.