Malay, Bacanese
PrintA language of Indonesia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Bacan, Batjan
Population
6 (2012 SIL).
Location
North Maluku Province, at least 2 villages. Bacan island west of southern Halmahera island, Labuha Area; some on Mandioli Island.
Language Maps
Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct).
Language Use
No L2 speakers of Bacanese Malay.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%.
Language Resources
No evidence of an earlier indigenous language (1987 J. Collins). Muslim.