Ana Kolo' transcription and translation in Toolbox format
Maintaining Vera in Rongga: Struggles over Culture, Tradition, and Language in Modern Manggarai, Flores, Indonesia
I Wayan Arka. 2010. "Maintaining Vera in Rongga: Struggles Over Culture, Tradition, and Language in Modern Manggarai, Flores, Indonesia." In Endangered Languages of Austronesia, edited by Margaret Florey. 90-109. Oxford University Press.
Threatened
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 2
Used in some non-official domains along with other languages, and remains the primary language used in the home for many community members.
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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
Most Ronggan speaker are multilingual. Indonesian and Manggarai are used as the languages of instruction in schools.
Location and Context
Countries
Indonesia
Location Description
Spoken in three villages in the southern part of the East Manggarai Regency. Along the border between Manggarai and Ngadha on the Island of Flores
Government Support
No support
Institutional Support
No support
Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Indonesian, Manggarai, other local languages
Number of Other Language Speakers:
The entire community generally speaks Indonesian and Manggarai
Domains of Other Languages:
Indonesian is the most prestegious language and is used as the language of wider communication. It is also used in church services
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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