Ngada language
E682543
The Ngada language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Ngada people in central Flores, Indonesia, known for its complex verbal morphology and rich oral tradition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ngada language canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Central Flores languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ngada people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ngadha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ngad’a NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
home communication
ⓘ
local cultural events ⓘ traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
affixation in verbs
ⓘ
aspect distinctions ⓘ complex verbal morphology ⓘ derivational morphology ⓘ mood distinctions ⓘ oral literature ⓘ rich oral tradition ⓘ traditional storytelling ⓘ verb-focused morphology ⓘ voice distinctions ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | ngad1269 ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | nxg ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpeakers | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive nasal consonants
ⓘ
simple vowel system ⓘ |
| hasTypology | SVO word order ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| isEndangered | true ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lesser Sunda Islands ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Flores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Austronesian linguistic heritage ⓘ |
| region | East Nusa Tenggara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Ngada people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Flores
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ central Flores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
Indonesian language
ⓘ
language shift to Indonesian ⓘ |
| usedAs | community language in Ngada Regency ⓘ |
| usedIn |
chants
ⓘ
folktales ⓘ oral poetry ⓘ traditional rituals ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.