Disenchantment with the Vulnerable Liabuku Language

Abstract

In Baubau City, Southeast Sulawesi, there is a dying dialect called Liabuku.  Liabuku sub-district is home to just fourteen native speakers of this language.  Particularly among younger generations, Liabuku is no longer heard on a daily basis in the sub-district.  According to Wolio, Muna, Kulisusu, and adoption in Indonesia, Liabuku is rapidly declining and may soon go extinct.  Subsequent languages may eventually supersede Liabuku, leading to its extinction.  This prompted the author to investigate the Liabuku language and create a dichotomy regarding it in order to breathe new life into it.  To clarify what happened, we employ a qualitative case study approach. According to the study's aims, the researcher used purposive sampling to choose which informants to interview.