Also Known As:
Batanta
Dialects & Varieties
- May be on a continuum with the Tepin (Tipin) dialect of Salawati.
Four undocumented languages of Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
Arnold, Laura. 2020. Four undocumented languages of Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. In Peter K. Austin (ed.) Language Documentation and Description 17, 25-43. London: EL Publishing. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/180
Severely Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~150
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
4
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.
4
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
3
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
About half of their neighbors speak Biak due to migration and intermarriage.
Location and Context
Countries
Spoken in the villages of Yenenas, Weyman, and Wailebet on the south coast of Batanta Island off the western tip of Bird's Head Island, West Papua Province, Indonesia
Location Description
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Batta speakers are enthusiastic about collaborating on documentation of their language. No one alive knows how to sing the traditional Batta 'wor' songs anymore.
Other Languages Used By The Community
Papuan Malay, Biak
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Recent Resources
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