Ende language (Indonesia)


Ende is an Austronesian language spoken in the central part of Flores, one of the Lesser Sunda Islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. It belongs to the Central Flores subgroup.

Phonology

Following general Indonesian spelling conventions,,,, are written j, ng, gh and '. The prenasalized stops are written as mb, nd, ngg, the ejectives as bh and dh. is represented by rh.

Grammar

Like all Central Flores languages, Ende has a highly isolating structure.