The Use of Natural Language Processing in the Banjar Mantra as an Effort to Preserve Regional Languages

Abstract

Today, mantras are no longer an integral part of the younger generation's lives, leading to concerns about regional language shifts. This language shift occurred due to migration, industrialization, urbanization, prestige, and the use of Indonesian in schools. his language shift is marked by a decline in the number of young speakers and their preference for languages considered more prestigious. So that mantras as part of the old genre of Banjar Literature in the Banjar people of South Kalimantan using regional languages as a medium began to be rarely used by native speakers. Gradually, these mantras are becoming unknown within the community. The preservation of the Banjar language through mantras should be done to take care of regional languages as the nation's cultural heritage. We can preserve the Banjar language by utilizing language technology, such as Natural Language Processing. The purpose of this research is to preserve regional languages.