Adang

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: adn
Alternate Names: Alor
Population: 3,000 (2000), decreasing.
Location:: East Nusa Tenggara province: Alor island, northwest of Kalabahi town toward Banda Sea coast.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Trans-New Guinea, West, Timor-Alor-Pantar, Alor-Pantar, Alor
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). Some young people, all adults. Losing child speakers (Haan 2001). Also use Indonesian [ind] (Hamilton et al 2013).
Language Development: Grammar.
Other Comments: Bilingual young adults show stronger proficiency in Indonesian [ind] than in Adang (Hamilton et al 2013). Christian.

Location: East Nusa Tenggara province: Alor island, northwest of Kalabahi town toward Banda Sea coast.