Also Known As:
West Trangan, Tarangan Barat, Tarangan (West), Aru, Aroesch
Dialects & Varieties
- North Central Tarangan
- Southwestern Tarangan
Borrowing versus code-switching in West Tarangan (Indonesia)
Richard Nivens. 2002. "Borrowing Versus Code-switching in West Tarangan (Indonesia)." Dallas: SIL International.
Vulnerable
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
8,000-9,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 1
Most members of the community or ethnic group speak the language. Speaker numbers may be decreasing, but very slowly.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
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Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Indonesia
Location Description
Western Tarangan is spoken throughout the western half of Trangan (Tarangan) Island in the Aru Islands in western Maluku.The area is about 50 miles south of Dobo Town. It is spoken in 18 villages.
Government Support
No government support
Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Dobo Malay, Standard Indonesian Malay
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Nearly the entire community regularly speaks Dobo Malay
Domains of Other Languages:
Dobo Malay is used along side Western Tarangan in most domains except the most reserved and traditional ones.
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Recent Resources
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