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Language Speakers Locations Status Comments Ref Alune language [1]: Maluku Vulnerable Alune people Amahai language [1]: Maluku Critically endangered Ampibabo Lauje language [1]
An endangered language is a language that is at risk of falling out of use, generally because it has few surviving speakers. If it loses all of its native speakers, it becomes a dead language . A language may be endangered in one area but show signs of revitalisation in another, as with the Irish language .
Pages in category "Endangered languages of Indonesia" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
There are languages in Indonesia reported with as many as two million native speakers alive now, but all of advancing age, with little or no transmission to the young. On the other hand, while there are only 30,000 Ladin speakers left, almost all children still learn it as their mother tongue; thus Ladin is not currently endangered.
Several prominent languages spoken in Indonesia sorted by language family are: Austronesian languages – (Malayo-Polynesian branch). Most languages spoken in Indonesia belong to this family, which in return are related to languages spoken in Madagascar, Malaysia, Philippines, New Zealand, Hawaii and various Oceanian countries.
UNESCO flag. The UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger was an online publication containing a comprehensive list of the world's endangered languages.It originally replaced the Red Book of Endangered Languages as a title in print after a brief period of overlap before being transferred to an online-only publication.
An endangered language or moribund language is a language that is at risk of disappearing as its speakers die out or shift to speaking other languages. [1] Language loss occurs when the language has no more native speakers and becomes a " dead language ".
An endangered language is a language that it is at risk of ... The UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger lists 88 endangered languages in Indonesia. ...