Tii

TXQ

vigorous

Alternate Names: Rote, Rote Barat, Roti, Rotinese, Thie, Ti, Western Rote

Dialects: Minor variation, third singular verb prefix, na-fa’da, varies with, i-fa’da.

Genealogy:

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

Demographics: 20,000 (2002 UKAW).

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

Language Development: Bible portions: 2004–2011.

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: Christian.