Adang
[également appelé Alor,]Classification : Timor-Alor-Pantar
·en danger
- DOMAINES D'UTILISATION
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- TENDANCES AU NIVEAU DES LOCUTEURS
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- TRANSMISSION
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- MORE ON VITALITY
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Some situational variations or registers of Adang like pohang, pepel and baneharl no longer exist. Only two or three Adang speakers still have the knowledge of these language varieties. These varieties are no longer used in gatherings or events where they were formerly used. Such events are, for example, harvesting time for 'pepel' and also 'pohang'. One variety of Adang normally found in a traditional dance called 'holeng holeng' seems to have become extinct with the loss of the traditional dance itself.
- SOUTIEN GOUVERNEMENTAL
- No government support
- SOUTIEN INSTITUTIONNEL
- No institutional support
- AUTRES LANGUES PARLÉES PAR LA COMMUNAUTÉ
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Indonesian
- COMMENTAIRES SUR LE CONTEXTE DE LA LANGUE
Parents tend to teach and speak Bahasa Indonesia, rather than Adang, with their children. The reason is not only in order to make their children able to communicate with people from other language speaking backgrounds but also because Bahasa Indonesia is regarded as more prestigious than local languages. Therefore, the number of Adang speakers is decreasing very fast. The migration of Adang speakers to other places also contributes to the rapid decline in the number of Adang speakers.
- PLACES
- Indonesia
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
The villages where Adang speakers live are Adang-Buom, located on the western border of Kalabahi, the capital of Alor regency, and Pitung bang (O't fai) north of Kalabahi. Other villages where Adang speakers live are Kenarilang, O'a, Afeng Male (Bang Palol), 'Eh don, Aimoli, Adang-Kokar, Bot Bag (Bota), Alila and Bu Mol.
- COMMENTAIRES SUPPLÉMENTAIRES
Along the coastal area, to the west of Kalabahi, Adang speakers mix with the speakers of the Alor language, which is the only Austronesian language in Alor. They also mix with the speakers of Pura (Blagar) and Reta, who have recently migrated from the islands of Pura and Ternate. The speakers of Alor, however, mostly live in the villages of Dulolong, Ampera, Alor Kecil and Alor Besar. They are also found in some parts of the islands of Pantar, Marica and Ternate, and in the islands of Tereweng and Buaya.