Lole

LLG

vigorous

Alternate Names: Ba’a, Baä, Central Rote, Loleh, Rote, Rote Tengah, Roti, Rotinese

Dialects: Ba’a, North Lole, South Lole. North Lole, na-hina, becomes South Lole, ni-hina.

Genealogy:

Austronesian

Malayo-Polynesian

Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Timor-Babar

Nuclear Timor

Rote

Demographics: 20,000 (2002 UKAW). Ethnic population: 20,000.

Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Also use Indonesian [ind], Kupang Malay [mkn].

Language Development: Bible portions: 2004.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: Christian.