Jakarta, May 26 -- An Indonesian senior education official has proposed the use of local languages in primary school learning as part of efforts to preserve the country's diverse regional languages.

Atip Latipulhayat, Deputy Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, said that using local languages as a medium of instruction would be more effective in preserving them, especially if introduced during the early years of primary education.

"Research has shown that delivering lessons in local languages is significantly more effective," he said after attending the 2025 National Mother Language Festival (FTBIN) in Depok, West Java, on Monday.

He urged that the proposal be considered a strategic step to strengthen the use of regional langua...