The Survival of the Bajo Language Maritime Lexicon on the Tinanggea Coast of Konawe Selatan Regency

Currently, 50% of regional languages around the world face the threat of extinction. If this happens, then the community will lose the source of knowledge. Therefore, regional languages need serious attention, especially through in-depth research. One of the contributions of this research to this is to reveal the survival of the Bajo language maritime lexicon on the Tinenggea Coast and the factors that influence its survival. The data source of this research is sourced from the lexicon competency test which is analyzed quantitatively. The results showed that the Bajo language on the Tinanggea Coast still survived with a 96% survival rate. The factors that cause the Bajo survival in the Tinanggea Coast are natural environment and social environment which are still maintained.