Dhao is a Malayo-Polynesian language 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.
Ama ètu sorga! Kolongara Ama dhu mola-mèci. Hudꞌi laa dhèu aaꞌi-aaꞌi, dedꞌe padedha-dedha kolongara Ama dhu kapai èèna. Hudꞌi laa Ama jꞌajꞌi Dhèu Aae mi dhèu aaꞌi-aaꞌi! Hudꞌi laa dhèu aaꞌi-aaꞌi, tao madhutu paredha Ama ètu rai-haha ne, nuka sèmi ana pajuu Ama, tao madhutu paredha Ama ètu sorga. Ama, hia la jiꞌi ngangaꞌa-nganginu dhu dꞌai bèli-bèli. Jiꞌi manèngi, ho Ama saku eele aaꞌi sasala-sasigo jiꞌi, nuka sèmi jiꞌi kahèi pabhèlu eele sasala dhèu dhu ra tao mi jiꞌi. Ama, jꞌaga la jiꞌi, sèna ka jiꞌi baku tao bhabhelu. Aa pakajꞌèu la jiꞌi nèti koasa nidhu. Te Ama ka Dhèu Aae dhu koasa kapai risi eele. Aa Ama ka dhu mèdꞌu paredha, toke dꞌai mia-mia laꞌe. Sabajꞌa jiꞌi dꞌai sange neꞌe ka, Ama. Amin.
Source: https://www.bible.com/es-ES/bible/1402/mat.6
Details of Dhao pronunciation and sample text 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
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Page last modified: 23.04.21
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