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About Me and
Duri Language
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Hi,
my name is Agus. I am a PhD student in Political Science at UH Manoa.
To
be frank, Duri is not my ethnicity nor my language. I am
actually Bugis and was born in Soppeng, Indonesia. This project of
documenting Duri language is dedicated to my dear wife who speaks
Duri and has helped me to do this project by providing information and
support. At home, we speak three languages: Bugis, Duri, and Bahasa
Indonesia as the media of communication of the family. We worry about
the sustainability of the Duri language as the young generation,
including
my child, might be unable to actively use their ancestral language. The
Language Documentation Training Center, therefore, is a valuable
program in preserving such dying languages. Thanks to UH LDTC and all
the wonderful mentors I am working with.
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| Your first name |
Agussalim |
| Your last name |
Burhanuddin |
| Contact Email |
agussalim_b at yahoo.com.au |
| Preferred name(s) of your
language |
Duri |
| Alternative names |
bahasa Duri |
| Language classification |
Austronesian,
Malayo-Polynesian, South Sulawesi, Northern, Masenrempulu
(www.ethnologue.com) |
| Geographical areas where spoken |
Enrekang district of
South Sulawesi Indonesia |
| Approximate number of
monolingual speakers |
50.000 |
| Approximate number of fluent
speakers |
95.000
(www.ethnologue.com) |
| Other languages spoken in
area/country |
Bahasa Indonesia, Bugis,
Torajan, |
| Official language(s) in your
country |
Bahasa Indonesia |
| Language(s) used at school as a
child |
Duri |
| Language(s) used by teachers
today |
Bahasa Indonesia |
| Do the representatives of
neighboring ethnic groups learn to speak your language |
No |
| If the answer to the above
question is yes, please specify |
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| Does your language have a
widely accepted writing system? |
Yes |
| What type of orthography do you
use? |
Bugis script |
| NUMBERS |
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| one |
mesa |
| two |
dua |
| three |
tellu |
| four |
appa' |
| five |
lima |
| six |
enneng |
| seven |
pitu |
| eight |
karua |
| nine |
kasera |
| ten |
sampulo |
| Background of the Language
The
Duri
language is a member of the Massenrepulu language family and
commonly spoken
in nothern part of the Enrekang district of South Sulawesi. People
there refer to
their area as the 'Duri complex' in order to differentiate it from
Toraja and other neighboring
areas. Duri is spoken by about 95.000 of the inhabitants of
the Enrekang district, as well as other
Duri people who are scattered
throughout the archipelago. Duri is considerably smaller than other
local languages
in the region such as Bugis (3.5 million speakers) and Toraja
(500,000 speakers). The number of
monolingual speakers is decreasing as many young Duri start speaking
other
local languages in addition to Bahasa Indonesia (the national
language). Duri is also often considered an informal language, as it is
used only at home.
For formal occasions, such as events in schools and work places, Duri
people are
inclined to use Bahasa Indonesia. Moreover, local curriculum in this
area requires
elementary school students to learn Bugis instead of the Duri language.
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My Documentation goals:
- To preserve the Duri language
- To introduce the Duri language to the world
- To encourage young Duri people to speak and love
their ancestral language
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