Gorap language
| Gorap | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Northern and western regions of Halmahera Island (mainly) |
| Ethnicity | Gorap people |
Native speakers | (1,000 cited 1992) |
Malay-based creole
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| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | goq |
| Glottolog | gora1261 |
| ELP | |
Gorap language classified as Endangered by UNESCO in its Atlas of the World's Languages at Risk of Extinction. | |
Gorap is a Malay-based creole language predominantly spoken by Gorap (Bobaneigo) ethnic group, indigenous to western and northern regions of the Indonesian island of Halmahera. It shares vocabulary with other Papuan languages and some of languages spoken in Sulawesi, such as Buginese and Cia-Cia. Roughly around 60 out of 200 attested words in this language were indicated sharing vocabulary with those languages.
While the Gorap language is also well documented, the collection mostly contains stimulus-based recordings; namely from Pear Film and Man and Tree Spacegame, but also folklore. The collection is expected to grow gradually in the coming years, covering various genres of speaking events. Many recordings were transcribed in Gorap language and translated into English language and standard Indonesian.