Research Article
Local Language: Is it really gone?
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.21-10-2022.2329631, author={Hieronimus Canggung Darong and Erna Mena Niman}, title={Local Language: Is it really gone?}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Education, Humanities, Health and Agriculture, ICEHHA 2022, 21-22 October 2022, Ruteng, Flores, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICEHHA}, year={2023}, month={5}, keywords={extinction manggarain the local language factors}, doi={10.4108/eai.21-10-2022.2329631} }- Hieronimus Canggung Darong
Erna Mena Niman
Year: 2023
Local Language: Is it really gone?
ICEHHA
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.21-10-2022.2329631
Abstract
The local language extinction is threatening. Since language is one of the culture's elements, the threat is not only for the local language users but also for the nation's culture. This study set out to investigate the factors that contribute to both language extinction and local language maintenance. The researchers employed a descriptive qualitative design with a phenomenology approach; the data were collected from 30 respondents through interviews. To get more data, observation and documentation studies were done. The research revealed that the local Manggarain language might be preserved through families, churches, and schools. Globalization, migration, intermarriage, and language policy also pose a threat to the existence of the local language in question. Thus, for the sake of existence, users should be encouraged to speak the local languages with the help of government policies.