Half the regional languages are in extinction

                     Half the regional languages are in extinction

Our country was called as a second country with  the most mother tongue in the world.

But some of regional languages have became extinct. The causes are diverse for instance the number of speakers has decreased, catastrophe that cause of the death of certain language user and than attitude as a society that rate negatively is one of the cause.

The fact of regional languages

2	700	646	67	11
Indonesia is a second country which have the most regional languages in the world.	Indonesia has regional languages around 700.	Until 2016, as many as 646 areas of undocumented  in language office.	67 regional languages have been charted vitality by language office.	11 regional languages have declared extinct by language office.

 Status of regional lnguages in Indonesia

 

Extinct (11 languages)

Maluku and North Maluku Areas

1. Kajeli/Kayeli Language
2. Piru Language  
3. Moksela Language
4. Palumata Language
5. Ternateno Language
6. Hukumina Language
7. Hoti Language
8. Serua Language
9. Nila Language ( Papua)
10. Mawes Language (Papua)   

Lose ground

1.      Hitu Language (Maluku)

2.      Tobati Language (Papua)

Stabile, still endangered (14 languages)

1.      Buru Language (Maluku)

2.      Lisabata Language (Maluku)

3.      Luhu Language (Maluku)

4.      Meoswar Language (Papua)

5.      Kuri/Nabi Language (Papua)

6.      Aframa/Usku (Papua)

7.      Gresi Language (Papua)

8.      Ormu Language (Papua)

9.      Somu/Toro Language (Papua)

10.  Mandar Language (Sulawesi)

11.  Minahasa Language (Sulawesi)

12.  Kerinci Language (Sumatera)

13.   Senggi Language (Senggi, Papua)

14.  Pamona Language (Morowali, Sulteng) 

 

Critical, threatened

1.      Hukung Language (Maluku)

2.      Samasuru Language (Maluku)

3.      Mander Language (Papua)

4.      Namla Language (Papua)

5.      Usku Language (Papua)

6.      Makleu Language (Papua)

7.      Bku Language (Papua)

8.      Mansim Borai Language (Papua)

9.      Ponosokan Language (Sulawesi)

10.  Konjo Language (Sulawesi)

11.  Bajau Tungkai Satu (Sumatera)

12.  Lematang Language (Sumatera)

13.  Dubu Language (Keerom, Papua)

14.  Irarutu Language (Fakfak, Papua)

15.  Podena Language (Sarmi, Papua)

16.  Sangihe Talaud (Minahasa, Sulut)

       Minahsa (Gorontalo) 

 

Critical, threatened

1.      Reta Language (NTT)

2.      Saponi Language (Papua)

3.      Ibo Language (Maluku)

4.      Meher Language (Maluku Tenggara Barat)