Maintenance of Dayak Tunjung Language Through Domain Use In West Kutai

Asri M. Nur Hidayah; Lukman Lukman; Katubi Katubi; Andi Indah Yulianti; Dwiana Septiana; Adri Adri

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Maintenance of Dayak Tunjung Language Through Domain Use In West Kutai

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Asri M. Nur Hidayah¹^{, 2}^{, *}, Lukman Lukman³, Katubi Katubi⁴, Andi Indah Yulianti⁴, Dwiana Septiana⁴, Adri Adri⁴

¹Doctoral Student, Linguistic Programe, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia

²Research Centre for Language and Literature Preservation, BRIN, Jakarta, Indonesia

³Faculty of Language, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia

⁴National Research and Innovation Agency, Jakarta, Indonesia

^*Corresponding author. Email: asri007@brin.go.id

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Asri M. Nur Hidayah

Available Online 4 September 2026.

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Keywords: language maintenance; language shift; domains; Dayak Tunjung language
Abstract: Language maintenance and language shift are inseparable phenomena. The Dayak Tunjung language, spoken in West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, shows both signs of shift and persistence. Language shift occurs as younger generations increasingly use Indonesian, influenced by formal education and interethnic marriages. However, the Dayak Tunjung language continues to persist in certain domains, particularly within the family, which enables children to acquire and use the language. This study aims to describe the domains of Dayak Tunjung language use as a form of regional language maintenance. A sociolinguistic approach was employed, with data collected through interviews and observations. The findings indicate that the Dayak Tunjung language is still used in the family, neighborhood, religious, and occupational domains. These findings highlight the crucial role of specific social domains in sustaining the vitality of regional languages.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Linguistics and Cultural Studies (ICLC-6 2025)
Series: Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date: 4 September 2026
ISBN: 978-2-38476-613-0
ISSN: 2352-5398
DOI: 10.2991/978-2-38476-613-0_18 How to use a DOI?
Open Access: Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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