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From Riverbanks to Academia: An Autoethnographic Journey Through Brunei's Endangered Belait Language
Abstract
Brunei's Belait language, with fewer than 200 speakers, faces critical endangerment from socio-political pressures and transmission breakdown. This autoethnographic study employs decolonising principles, utilising reflexive journaling, community conversations, and family documents to address methodological gaps in heritage language research. Findings demonstrate that language fieldwork transforms the researcher's identity and community relationships, requiring a sustained commitment beyond formal timelines. Emotional engagement provides methodological insights whilst presenting analytical challenges. The research establishes frameworks for indigenous scholars, demonstrating that autoethnographic approaches capture the therapeutic dimensions of preservation and identity transformation, necessitating reconceptualised academic structures that value community engagement and incorporate cultural, emotional, and relational dimensions alongside linguistic analysis.
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