| Ende | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | centralFlores |
Native speakers | 110,000 (2009)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Lontara script (Lota Ende variant) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | end |
| Glottolog | ende1246 |
  Ende | |
| Coordinates:8°43′S121°34′E / 8.71°S 121.56°E /-8.71; 121.56 | |
Ende is anAustronesian language spoken in the central part ofFlores, one of theLesser Sunda Islands in the eastern half ofIndonesia.[2] It belongs to theCentral Flores subgroup.[3]
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ⟨ng⟩ | |||
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ⟨'⟩ | |
| voiced | b | d | ɡ | |||
| prenasalized | ᵐb⟨mb⟩ | ⁿd⟨nd⟩ | ᵑɡ⟨ngg⟩ | |||
| implosive | ɓ⟨bh⟩ | ɗ⟨dh⟩ | ||||
| Affricate | d͡ʒ⟨j⟩ | |||||
| Fricative | f | s | ɣ⟨gh⟩ | (h) | ||
| Trill | r | |||||
| Lateral | l | |||||
| Approximant | w | ɹ⟨rh⟩ | ||||
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e⟨é⟩ | ə⟨e⟩ | o |
| Open | a |
Like allCentral Flores languages, Ende has a highlyisolating structure.[4]
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