
doi: 10.25894/ldd.2615
Teun, Nila, and Serua are three closely related Austronesian languages originally spoken on three islands with the same names in the Banda Sea of eastern Indonesia. In 1978 the speakers were forcibly relocated from their traditional homelands to Seram Island and this has impacted the vitality of all three languages, with language shift to Ambon Malay/Indonesian well underway. In general, speakers aged 65 and above can—and do—speak each language, those aged between 50–65 are mixed, and those aged below 50 only have a passive knowledge of the languages. These figures correlate with the relocation of the speakers; fluent speakers are usually only those who had reached adulthood in their island homelands. Teun, Nila, dan Serua adalah tiga bahasa Austronesia yang memiliki pertautan. Tiga bahasa ini berasal dari tiga pulau yang berada di Lautan Banda, yaitu Pulau Teun, Pulau Nila, dan Pulau Serua (TNS), yang terletak di daerah Indonesia Timur. Pada tahun 1978, penduduk TNS dipindahkan dari pulau-pulau asal mereka ke Pulau Seram. Pergeseran bahasa ke bahasa Melayu Ambon/Indonesia dalam setiap komunitas penutur bahasa TNS berlangsung secara baik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa rata-rata penutur berusia 65 tahun ke atas masih dapat berbicara bahasa aslinya, penutur berusia 50–65 tahun tidak sepenuhnya berbicara menggunakan bahasa asli karena bercampur dengan bahasa Melayu Ambon/Indonesia, dan penutur berusia 50 tahun ke bawah dapat mengerti bahasa asli, tetapi tidak dapat berbicara. Angka ini berkorelasi dengan pemindahan masyarakat TNS dari pulau-pulau asal mereka. Penutur yang lancar adalah mereka yang tumbuh dewasa di pulau-pulau asal mereka.
Language Documentation and Description Volume 25 Issue 1 2025
Austronesian, Maluku, Teun, Serua, Nila
Austronesian, Maluku, Teun, Serua, Nila
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