Almost Gone, 38 Regional Languages are Revitalized
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Another problem is migration from one place to another, for example from East Nusa Tenggara, and Papuans moving to Jakarta.
 "There is a disaster, when COVID-19 hundreds of thousands of people die. They are speakers of regional languages, then the number decreases. It's called a disaster, so it's a threat, so the number of speakers of regional languages ??will decrease," Aminudin added.
Here’s the list of 38 regional languages ??that will be revitalized: Balinese, Sasak, Samawa, Mbojo, Dawan, Manggarai, Kambera, Rote, Abui, Tobati, Sentani, Biyekwok, Sobey, Imbuti, Biak, Komoro, Buru, Kei, Yamdena, Makian Dalam, Sula, Tobelo, Ternate, Makassar, Bugis, Toraja, Kenyah, Paser, Kutai Kota Bangun dialect Malay.
Then, the Panai dialect Malay, Angkola dialect Batak, Serkam Malay dialect, Sundanese, Javanese, Ngaju Dayak, through the Kotawaringin dialect, Uud Danum or Ot Danum to Maanyan language.
Previously, Acting Head of the Planning Bureau of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology, Fahturahman said that revitalization of regional languages ??needed to be carried out considering that most of the 718 regional languages ??in Indonesia are in danger of extinction and critical from time to time.