Adang
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A language of Indonesia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Alor
Population
3,000 (2000), decreasing.
Location
East Nusa Tenggara province: Alor island, northwest of Kalabahi town toward Banda Sea coast.
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Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Dialects
Aimoli. Because of linguistic differences and social identity, considered a separate language from Kabola [klz].
Language Use
Adang is becoming more restricted in domains and is decreasing in population due to urbanization (Haan 2001). Losing child speakers (Haan 2001). Also use Indonesian [ind] (Hamilton et al 2013).
Language Development
Grammar.
Language Resources
Bilingual young adults show stronger proficiency in Indonesian [ind] than in Adang (Hamilton et al 2013). Christian.