Ponosakan language

Ponosakan
Native toIndonesia
RegionSoutheast Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi
EthnicityPonosakan people
Native speakers
3 (2024)
Language codes
ISO 639-3pns
Glottologpono1240
Approximate location where Ponosakan is spoken
Approximate location where Ponosakan is spoken
Ponosakan
Approximate location where Ponosakan is spoken
Approximate location where Ponosakan is spoken
Ponosakan
Approximate location where Ponosakan is spoken
Approximate location where Ponosakan is spoken
Ponosakan
Coordinates: 0°55′N 124°43′E / 0.917°N 124.717°E / 0.917; 124.717
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Ponosakan is a moribund[1] Austronesian language spoken in the vicinity of the town of Belang [id], North Sulawesi, Indonesia. This language is almost extinct, with only four fluent speakers left as of November 2014.[2]

However, a decade later in November 2024, according to BBC News Indonesia, only three fluent speakers of Ponosakan are left, namely Erfie Liu, Rohana Nou, and Wasila Pua. Because of this, the local government has attempted to prevent its extinction by teaching it at elementary schools since 2024.[1]

  1. ^ a b "'Rasanya sedih dan menyesal kalau bahasa ini hilang' – Penutur terakhir bahasa Ponosakan yang hampir punah". bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  2. ^ Lobel 2015, p. 396.