Endangered Languages Project - Balaesang

Balaesang

^{[aka Balaesan, Balaisang, Pajo]}

Classification: Austronesian

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threatened

ALSO KNOWN AS		Balaesan, Balaisang, Pajo
CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Tomini-Tolitoli
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		bls
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Sourcebook on Tomini-Tolitoi Languages: General Information and Word Lists” . Nikolaus P. Himmelmann (2001) Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University

Threatened

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3200
Native speakers worldwide

DOMAINS OF USE
SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION
SPEAKER ATTITUDE: Generally negative.
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT: No government support
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT: No institutional support.
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Indonesia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Island of Sulawesi. Balaesang Peninsula. Villages of Kamonji, Ketang, and Rano.

Threatened

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,000
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
3200

DATE OF INFO: 1995

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
More on Orthography: No literacy in it.

PLACES: Indonesia: Sulawesi Province

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Spoken on Marimbayu Penin- sula on the southern third of the west coast of the narrow neck connecting the bulk of Central Sulawesi with its northeastern peninsula.

3,200
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from Himmelmann (2001).

PLACES: Indonesia;

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,200
Native speakers worldwide

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Information from: “Sourcebook on Tomini-Tolitoi Languages: General Information and Word Lists” . Nikolaus P. Himmelmann (2001) Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University