• Vulnérable

  100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

• 8,000-9,000

  Locuteurs natifs dans le monde

DOMAINES D'UTILISATION

TENDANCES AU NIVEAU DES LOCUTEURS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

Doba Malay is the language of wider communication. It has replaced Tarangan as a regional lingua franca. The language is spoken in 18 villages and it is spoken by children in all but one. It is used along with Malay in daily interactions within the community.

SOUTIEN GOUVERNEMENTAL

No government support

SOUTIEN INSTITUTIONNEL

No institutional support

AUTRES LANGUES PARLÉES PAR LA COMMUNAUTÉ

• Dobo Malay

• Standard Indonesian Malay

PLACES

Indonesia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION

Western Tarangan is spoken throughout the western half of Trangan (Tarangan) Island in the Aru Islands in western Maluku.The area is about 50 miles south of Dobo Town. It is spoken in 18 villages.

• Menacée

  20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

• 7,910

  Locuteurs natifs dans le monde
• MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS

  (SIL)

DATE OF INFO

2011

ATTITUDE DES LOCUTEURS

"Positive attitudes."

AUTRES LANGUES PARLÉES PAR LA COMMUNAUTÉ

• Ambonese Malay [abs]

• Indonesian [ind]

Caractères, systèmes d'écriture et orthographes

Latin

PLACES

Indonesia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION

"Maluku Province, southeastern area, south Aru islands, Tarangan island west coast."