Choosing Indonesian As The Children’s First Language In The Family Of Acehnese Community Who Are Acehnese Native Speakers In Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam

This research investigates the factors of choosing Indonesian as the first language in the family of Acehnese community who are native speakers of Acehnese. The research was implemented in five municipalities/cities in the Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province. The findings of the study showed that there are many underlying factors for the Acehnese ethnic elders; Acehnese speakers chose Indonesian as the first language of the children in the family. There is also the tendency of the existence of relevance in choosing Indonesian as the first language of the children in the family and the inability of the younger generation of Acehnese in speaking in Acehnese.