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Kodi is a Sumba language of Indonesia. The population figure may include Gaura, which Ethnologue counts as a dialect of both the Lamboya and Kodi languages.[2] Kodi is an Austronesian language that is mainly spoken in Nusa Tenggara Timur province, the western part of the island of Sumba in eastern Indonesia. An alternate name for Kodi is Kudi and dialects of the language include Kodi Bokol, Kodi Bangedo, Nggaro (Nggaura) and is most alike to Wejewa.[3] With only approximately 20,000 speakers, the Kodi language is an endangered language.

Kodi
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Sumba Island
Native speakers	(undated figure of 20,000)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Central–Eastern Sumba–Flores Sumba–Hawu Sumba Kodi–Gaura Kodi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kod
Glottolog	kodi1247

Classification

Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Sumba-Hawu, Sumba, Kodi-Gaura.[4]

History

The Kodi language is derived from the Melanesian and Austronesian languages since its inhabitants arrived in Sumba in the 1500s. The Kodi society can be described as “isolated from history” since being colonized by the Dutch empire during the 1800s. The Kodi people live remotely in West Sumba located in Eastern Indonesia without a political leader.[5]

Geographic distribution

Kodi is spoken in Nusa Tenggara Timur Province; west Sumba located in Eastern Indonesia.

Dialects/varieties

Kodi has a population of approximately 20,000 speakers. Other known names and dialects of Kodi include: Kodi Bangedo, Kodi Bokol, Kudi, Nggaro, Nggaura. May be most similar to Wejewa.[6]

Sound system

Global Recordings Network has a short Biblical story spoken in the Kodi language here.[7]

Vocabulary

habali a mekena – returning the honor

ngara – renown (lit. 'name')

meke – honor

witti wyulla – the feet of the moon

limya lodo – than hand of the sun[8]

Examples

The people of Kodi perform an annual ritual in which a thanks giving ceremony is held. Below is a video encompassing this event, with continual audio of the language:

Pasola Desa Ratenggaro, Kec. Kodi Bangedo – Sumba Barat Daya[9]

References

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