Dhao is a member of the Sumba-Flores branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language family. It is spoken in Ndao Island in the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia by about 5,000 people. It is classified as a member of the Sumba branch of Malayo-Polynesian languages, but may be a Papuan language. It is also known as Ndao, Ndaonese or Ndaundau.
A double vowel at the beginning of a word is pronounced [ʁ], e.g. ana iiki [ʔana ʁiki] (small child).
f, q, v, w, x, y and z are only used in loanwords and foreign names.
Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/1402/LUK.11.NFANTPO
Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/LUK.11.KJV
Some details provided by Michael Peter Füstumum
Information about Dhao | Numbers | Tower of Babel
Information about Dhao
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhao_language
http://www.ethnologue.com/18/language/nfa
http://e-kamus2.org/Dhao%20Lexicon/Dhao%20LexPro%20intro.htm
Dhao, Ende, Hawu, Kambera, Kéo, Lio, Manggarainese, Ngadha, Palu’e
Languages written with the Latin alphabet
Page last modified: 01.05.24
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