Balinesse Language Elucidation as an Attempt to Preserve Balineese Language in Bali Province

The research problems are (1) what are the activities that have been done by the Balinese language elucidators; (2) how the Balinese people respond to the implementation of the elucidation of the Balinese language; and (3) what has hampered the elucidation of the Balinese language program? The study applied the qualitative approach and was conducted in four regencies in Bali; they are Buleleng Regency, Tabanan Regency, Badung Regency and Klungkung Regency. One administrative village/sub-district located in the urban area and one administrative village located in the rural area were randomly determined as the locations where the study was conducted. The data were collected from four sources, namely (1) the elucidators of the Balinese language; (2) those who participate in the elucidation program of the Balinese language; (3) the leadership staff of both the administrative and traditional villages and their other leaders purposively determined; (4) the documents related to the implementation of the elucidation of the Balinese language such as its work programs: through questionnaire, interview, observation, and documentation. The collected qualitative data were descriptively analyzed. Based on the result of analysis, the conclusions are as follows. (1) Out of 13 work programs, 11 (85%) have been implemented as planned. (2) the local people have felt that almost all the work programs have contributed to the Balinese language maintenance. (3) It has been found that limited funds and low participation of the local people had turned out to hamper the program of the elucidation of the Balinese language in Bali Province.