Knowledge as a native speaker and fieldworker
Knowledge as a native speaker and fieldworker
Vulnerable
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
The recent earthquakes (2018) killed approximately 400 speakers
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
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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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
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
Indonesian is the national language and has been strongly imposed in many of the domains
Location and Context
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Aksara Jejawan Sasak
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
Sasak has ancient orthography that is similar to Javanese (historically related). Most of the scripts can be found in the local museum and this orthography could be considered as endangered because it is not used anymore. In 1990s, it was taught at school but now, it has been decades that it is excluded from the local curriculum.
Recent Resources
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