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The Grammar of Adang: A Papuan Language Spoken on the Island of Alor East Nusa Tenggara - Indonesia

Haan, Johnson Welem. The Grammar of Adang: A Papuan Language Spoken On the Island of Alor East Nusa Tenggara - Indonesia. PhD thesis, University of Sydney, 2001.

Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
About Vitality Level
7,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends

Speaker Number Trend 3

Only about half of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are decreasing steadily, but not at an accelerated pace.

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Domains of Use

Domain Of Use 4

Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.

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Transmission

Transmission 2

Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.

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Comments on speakers
Parents tend to teach and speak Bahasa Indonesia, rather than Adang, with their children. The reason is not only in order to make their children able to communicate with people from other language speaking backgrounds but also because Bahasa Indonesia is regarded as more prestigious than local languages. Therefore, the number of Adang speakers is decreasing very fast. The migration of Adang speakers to other places also contributes to the rapid decline in the number of Adang speakers.

Location and Context
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Indonesia
Location Description

The villages where Adang speakers live are Adang-Buom, located on the western border of Kalabahi, the capital of Alor regency, and Pitung bang (O't fai) north of Kalabahi. Other villages where Adang speakers live are Kenarilang, O'a, Afeng Male (Bang Palol), 'Eh don, Aimoli, Adang-Kokar, Bot Bag (Bota), Alila and Bu Mol.

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Other Languages Used By The Community
Indonesian
Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
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