Endangered Languages Project

ALSO KNOWN AS		Rote, Roti, Rotinese, Rote Barat, Western Rote, Thie, Ti
CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Timor
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		txq
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Nusa Tenggara Timur Province; Rote island, southwest. East of Dela-Oenale [row], west of Lole [llg], and south of Dengka [dnk] language areas."

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Tii is a marginal variety of the Rote language complex that is being overwhelmed by Indonesian varieties and more prominent Rote languages.

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

Tii is used mainly in domestic settings. The language is not used for ritual, commerce, education or government.

	18th	2015	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 18th Edition	Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig	SIL International	Dallas, Texas	http://www.ethnologue.com		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.	20,000	2002	10000-99999	(2002 UKAW)	ndonesian [ind], Kupang Malay [mkn]		Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Indonesia	"Nusa Tenggara Timur Province; Rote island, southwest. East of Dela-Oenale [row], west of Lole [llg], and south of Dengka [dnk] language areas."
			Glottolog				http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/		"Glottolog." Online: http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/.											-10.84, 122.96
July 21		2012	Personal Communication on Rikou					Kaufman, Daniel	Kaufman, Daniel. Personal Communication on Rikou. July 21, 2012.						Tii is used mainly in domestic settings. The language is not used for ritual, commerce, education or government.		Tii is a marginal variety of the Rote language complex that is being overwhelmed by Indonesian varieties and more prominent Rote languages.	Indonesia	Nusa Tenggara Timur, Rote-Ndao regency

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