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Part of Uab Meto language chain. Similar to Uab Meto [aoz], but with differences in phonology, vocabulary, and discourse, with semantic shifts, structural differences, intelligibility problems. Ro'is Tais Nonof dialect has intonation like Ro'is dialect, vocabulary like Kotos dialect. Southwest tip of Timor Island. 80 villages. Kotos is central and east, Ro'is is west, Ro'is Tais Nonof is south, Ro'is Hero surrounded by Helong.

ALSO KNOWN AS		Timor Amarasi
CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Timor
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		aaz
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Ro'is Hero (Kopa) Ro'is Kotos Ro'is Tais Nonof
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Information from: “Personal Communication on Rikou” . Kaufman, Daniel (2012)

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
70,000
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2011

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Amarasi is decreasing dramatically; proximity to the city (Kupang) means that language attrition is proceeding quickly.

Intergenerational transmission of specialized traditional knowledge and vocabulary is breaking down. For instance, all knowledge and vocabulary relating to making traditional round-houses has been lost within the last 40 years.

Amarasi is used in non-ritual contexts only.

PLACES: Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Amarasi Regency

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Rather than having a coherent language area, Amarasi is interspersed with Helong around southwestern tip of Timor.

50,000 (Grimes, Therik, Grimes, Jacob 1997).
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
60,000 (2001 C. Grimes)

			Glottolog				http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/		"Glottolog." Online: http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/.										-10.22, 123.96
July 21		2012	Personal Communication on Rikou					Kaufman, Daniel	Kaufman, Daniel. Personal Communication on Rikou. July 21, 2012.			70,000	2011	10000-99999	Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Amarasi is decreasing dramatically; proximity to the city (Kupang) means that language attrition is proceeding quickly. Intergenerational transmission of specialized traditional knowledge and vocabulary is breaking down. For instance, all knowledge and vocabulary relating to making traditional round-houses has been lost within the last 40 years. Amarasi is used in non-ritual contexts only.	Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Amarasi Regency	Rather than having a coherent language area, Amarasi is interspersed with Helong around southwestern tip of Timor.	-10.08, 124.33
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)	M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	60,000 (2001 C. Grimes)	50,000 (Grimes, Therik, Grimes, Jacob 1997).

Amarasi

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50,000 (Grimes, Therik, Grimes, Jacob 1997).

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Amarasi

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