The Manggarai language (, id, bahasa Manggarai) is the language of the

Manggarai people The Manggarai are an ethnic group found in western Flores in the East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. Manggarai people are spread across three regencies in the province, namely the West Manggarai Regency, Manggarai Regency and East Manggarai Re ...

from the western parts of the island of

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, in

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Province,

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Background

Manggarai is the native language of the

island in

province, Indonesia. Based on statistical data reported by the

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( BPS) in 2009, it is the native language of more than 730,000 people in the province of

, Indonesia. Outside Flores, there are some Manggarai-speaking people in the village of Manggarai in the eastern part of Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. Formerly a concentration of workers from Greater Manggarai, the population is now just a few of the original people, because the majority in the village has now become the Betawi. The Manggarai language is part of the Austronesian family, and is therefore related to

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and other

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varieties. Most speakers of Manggarai also speak Indonesian for official and commercial purposes and to communicate with non-Manggarai Indonesians.

Riung Riung is a language of central Flores, in East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17, ...

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