• Threatened

  20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

• ~3,000

  Native speakers worldwide
• Ethnic population

  5,000

• MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS

  Total number of Dhao is 5,000, including those in West Timor. Perhaps only 3,000 speak the language.

• Threatened

  20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

• 5,000

  Native speakers worldwide
• MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS

  (A. Ranoh)

DATE OF INFO

1997

Scripts (Writing system)

Latin

PLACES

Indonesia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION

"Nusa Tenggara Timur Province; Ndao island, off western tip of Rote island; other settlements scattered on Rote and Timor islands."