Also Known As:
Balaesan, Balaisang, Pajo
Dialects & Varieties
Australia and the Pacific
Wurm, Stephen A. 2007. Australia and the Pacific. In Christopher Moseley, Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, 1 edn., 424-557. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 070071197X
Threatened
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 2
A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.
2
Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
2
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
200
Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
3200
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Indonesia: Sulawesi Province
Location Description
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Indonesian
Number of Other Language Speakers:
15-30 year olds
Domains of Other Languages:
Education
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
No literacy in it.
Recent Resources
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