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The number of regional languages in Indonesia continues to increase, from 668 languages in 2018 to 801 languages in 2019. Papua, with 326 languages, is the province with the most regional languages. Then, there are 102 languages in West Papua, 71 in East Nusa Tenggara, and 62 in Maluku.
Central Kalimantan and Central Sulawesi each have 23 and 21 regional languages, respectively. North Maluku has 19 regional languages, East Kalimantan 16, and South Sulawesi and Southeast Sulawesi 14 each.
Meanwhile, the provinces with the fewest regional languages are Yogyakarta Special Region and Riau Islands. Both only have one regional language.
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