Batta language

Batta
Batta
Batanta
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Batanta
Native speakers	150 (2024)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian Eastern Malayo-Polynesian South Halmahera–West New Guinea Raja Ampat–South Halmahera Raja Ampat Nuclear Raja Ampat Ma'ya-Salawati Salawati-Batta Batta; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	bata1295
ELP	10990
	Location of Batanta Island, Batta is spoken in the southern part of this island.
	Coordinates: 0°52′S 130°39′E / 0.86°S 130.65°E

Batta (Batanta) is an Austronesian language spoken in Batanta Island, one of the Raja Ampat Islands.^[2] According to local history, some Batta speakers originated in the interior of the island, but were brought to the coast by Manarmakeri, a local influential figure.

This language is critically endangered, as only people aged around 40 and above speak it on a daily basis.

References

↑ Arnold, Laura. "Batta". laura-arnold.org. Retrieved 2025-08-27.
↑ Arnold, Laura (2026). "Sketch grammars of Wauyai Maˈya and Batta: Two undocumented Austronesian languages of Raja Ampat, northwest New Guinea". Language Documentation & Conservation. 20. University of Hawaiʻi Press: 1–51. hdl:10125/74842. ISSN 1934-5275.

[1] Arnold, Laura. "Batta". laura-arnold.org. Retrieved 2025-08-27.

[2] Arnold, Laura (2026). "Sketch grammars of Wauyai Maˈya and Batta: Two undocumented Austronesian languages of Raja Ampat, northwest New Guinea". Language Documentation & Conservation. 20. University of Hawaiʻi Press: 1–51. hdl:10125/74842. ISSN 1934-5275.

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