Rikou

RGU

vigorous

Alternate Names: Eastern Rote, Ringgou, Rote, Rote Timur, Roti, Rotinese

Dialects: Landu, Oe Pao (Oepao), Rikou.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Timor-Babar
Nuclear Timor
Rote

Demographics: 12,000 (2011).

Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Also use Indonesian [ind].

Language Development: Bible portions: 2004.

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: ‘Ringgou’ is the pronunciation in some other Rote languages. Ethnic autonym: Rikou. Christian.