Rote Island
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Roti (also Red, Bahasa Indonesia: Pulau Roti ) is an Indonesian island off the western tip of Timor.
Geography
The island of Roti has an area of 978.54 km ². To the north is the Savu Sea, south of the Timor Sea, further to the west are the islands Sawu and Sumba. To the northeast Roti separates the road from Roti of its direct neighbors Timor and Semau
To Roti lying around several smaller islands. To the west are the islands Ndao, Nuse ( Nusa ) and Doo, east Usu, Nusa Manupui and Boti, north Ndoa, Nusa Kodi, Huana, Batuhun and Nusa Bibi and southwest Pamana ( Dana, Dona, Ndana ) Helihana, Landu, Manuk Batu Bibi, Liu, Nusa Nak and Lai. Pamana is the southernmost island of Indonesia.
Roti is with its neighboring islands the government district ( kabupaten ) Red Ndao in the province of East Nusa Tenggara of the Lesser Sunda Islands. Capital is Ba'a in the northern center of the island. South of the village Nembralla there is a surfing area. A ferry connects daily the island with the provincial capital of Kupang in West Timor.
Population
The majority of domestic Rotinesen is Christian and speaks the Malayo - Polynesian language Central Rotinesisch, which is divided into several dialects ( Bilba, Dela - Oenale, Dengka, Lole, Ringgou, Termanu, Tii ). But there are also immigrants from other islands of Indonesia. More the 123,000 Rotinesen live Kupang on West Timor and the island Semau.
Another native language on Roti is Ndao ( Selbstbez. Dhao ), which is mainly spoken in the neighboring island Ndao. Bini is a ritual language with its own vocabulary, which is understood as "the language of ancestors". Be accompanied on Bini sung verses with the National Instrument of Rotinesen bamboo zither Sasando.
Drummer on Roti
Roti in traditional dress
History
1681 the Dutch conquered the island of Roti, from where slaves were brought to Timor in a row. In addition, the Dutch recruited on Roti soldiers for their army and built schools, after the local ruler was converted to Christianity in 1729. From the Rotinesen was a well-educated elite. To make this as a counterweight to the Timorese available, the Dutch encouraged the immigration to West Timor, so that they and their language are present here today.
Between 1746 and 1749 the Topasse failed to gain when trying to West Timor from the control of Roti.
Economy
In addition to the surf tourism, agriculture is the main source of income. For the village Pepela fishing plays a big role, so it already came to disputes with Australia.
Fauna
The occurring on Roti Snake McCord's neck turtle ( Chelodina mccordi ) was first described in 1994 and is in great danger. Another endemic to the island is the Waran Auffenberg. Also a conspicuous representatives of the fauna Rotis is the Timor Water Python ( Liasis mackloti ).