Local languages, local Malay, and Bahasa Indonesia; A case study from North Maluku
Many small languages from eastern Indonesia are threatened with extinction. While it is often assumed that 'Indonesian' is replacing the lost languages, in reality, local languages are being replaced by local Malay. In this paper I review some of the reasons for this in North Maluku. I rev...
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| Language: | English |
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Universitas Indonesia, Faculty of Humanities
2012-10-01
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| Series: | Wacana: Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia |
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| Online Access: | https://scholarhub.ui.ac.id/wacana/vol14/iss2/6 |