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KVR ISO 639-3

Kerinci

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Kerinchi, Kinchai
Population
260,000 in Indonesia (2000 census). Total users in all countries: 285,000.
Location:
Sumatra, Jambi province: Kerinci regency, Sungaipenuh area in western mountains; West Sumatra province: Solok Selatan regency.
Language Status
6b* (Threatened).
Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Chamic, Malayic, Malay
Dialects
High dialect diversity in a small area, shading into Jambi Malay [zlm] east and Minangkabau [min] north. Distinct from Kerinci-Minangkabau dialect of Minangkabau. A member of macrolanguage Malay [msa].
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kerinci
Writing
Kaganga script [Rjng].
Other Comments
Muslim.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Kerinci
User Population
25,000 in Bahrain (2004).
Language Status
Unestablished
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
View other languages of Bahrain

Map

Location: Sumatra, Jambi province: Kerinci regency, Sungaipenuh area in western mountains; West Sumatra province: Solok Selatan regency.