01709nas a2200217   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653001700043653003500060653002700095653002500122100002300147700002000170700002000190700001400210700001400224245011000238300001200348490000700360520112400367                                       d10aLoloan Malay10aburdah and ngelenggang rituals10alanguage documentation10alanguage maintenance1 aI.G.A.G. Sosiowati1 aN.L.N.S. Malini1 aP.W. Widiatmika1 aM. Norvik1 aN.P. Adni00aThe Role of Burdah and Ngelenggang Religious Rituals in Preserving the Loloan Malay Language in West Bali  a345-3760 v153 aLoloan Malay is an endangered indigenous language which is also the identity of a minority Muslim community in Jembrana, West Bali. In the midst of the strong Hindu influence in Bali, the Loloan people try to maintain their different linguistic and cultural heritage through oral traditions such as Burdah and Ngelenggang—ritual performances presenting religious verse recitations accompanied by percussion performed during a seven-month pregnancy. This study aimed to explore how Loloan Malay language as their identity is maintained through Burdah and Ngelenggang rituals. Data were collected through interviews and observations, focusing on community leaders, ritual performers, and youths. The findings revealed that conducting the rituals maintains the language through the cultural materials and communication. Furthermore, the research also unpacks the language of having inconsistency in orthography, which affects not only the written communication but also the education. This study implies that sustainable religious practices can be markers of how well languages are maintained. © 2025 by the author (s).