Nedebang language
Nedebang is a Papuan language spoken in the villages of Balungada and Baulang in the eastern district of Pantar island in the Alor archipelago of Indonesia. There are also Nedebang speakers in Air Panas, administratively part of Balungada but located 1 km from the main village.
| Nedebang | |
|---|---|
| Klamu | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Pantar Island |
Native speakers | 200 (2004) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nec |
| Glottolog | nede1245 |
| ELP | Nedebang |
Nedebang is an extremely endangered language. It is no longer used as the language of daily communication, even within the home. Indonesian or Alor Malay is used widely. Some residents of Bolungada are also fluent in Tewa; and some residents of Air Panas speak the Baranusa dialect of the Alor language (not to be confused with Alor Malay). Fieldwork in 2004 estimates that there are fewer than 200 speakers of Nedebang and the youngest speakers are in their 50s.
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