Rongga is a language of central Flores, in East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. Rongga is closely related to Ngadha, and more distantly to Manggarai. [2] [3] Locally, it is considered part of the Manggarai culture; [4] however, its closer linguistic relatives include Ngadha and Lio, both belonging to the Central Flores subgroup. [2]

Jul 22, 2024 · Rongga is a member of the Sumba-Flores branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language family. It is spoken by about 4,000 people in the west of Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara Province in southeastern Indonesia.

Rongga is a stable indigenous language of Indonesia. It belongs to the Austronesian language family. Direct evidence is lacking, but the language is thought to be used as a first language by all in the ethnic community.

The Rongga people now appear to have become too occupied in internal conflicts and rivalries among clans, rather than in fighting for their common interests against other ethnic groups to get a share of the pembangunan (development) at the local level in modern Indonesia.

This article is intended to investigate kinds of metaphors used in the discourse of Ti'i Ka Embu Nusi 'Giving Food to Ancestors' in Rongga Language (RL). It is also intended to investigate the cultural imagery expressed in the metaphors of Rongga language speakers (RLS).

More meanings for rongga. cavities: rongga: Find more words! Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search: Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search: Advanced Word Finder: See Also in Malay. rongga abdomen: abdominal cavity: rongga hidung: nasal cavity: rongga badan: body cavity: rongga mulut: oral cavity: rongga mata noun: eye ...

“rongga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of …

Rongga language is one on the small Austronesian language with around 7000 speakers (Population Report April 2005 sub-district of Kota Komba district of Manggarai), and most of them live in the village of Tana Rata, but some of them

RONGGA translate: hollowness. Learn more in the Cambridge Indonesian-English Dictionary.

The Rongga language ISO 639-3 ror Status stable Population less than 10K Ethnographic Work one two three