Blagar language
Blagar is a Papuan language of Pantar island in the Alor archipelago of Indonesia. The Tereweng dialect spoken on Tereweng Island off the southeast coast of Pantar is sometimes considered a separate language.
| Blagar | |
|---|---|
| Tereweng | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Pantar Island |
Native speakers | 10,000 (2014) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:beu – Blagartwg – Tereweng |
| Glottolog | blag1240 Blagartere1277 Tereweng |
| ELP | Blagar |
Languages of the Alor Islands. Blagar is shown in yellow. | |
The increasing prominence of Indonesian has been putting pressure on the Blagar language although the language is still used by all age groups. By the 1970s Indonesian replaced Blagar as the language of churches and mosques, and in the early 2000s the spread of Indonesian was furthered by the introduction of electricity on Pura Island.
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