Col

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: liw
Alternate Names: Cul, Sindang
Population: 145,000 (2000 census).
Location:: Bengkulu and South Sumatra provinces: Lubuklinggau and Muaraklingi areas south, east, and north; small group east of Bengkulu city.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Chamic, Malayic, Malay
Dialects: Lembak Delapan, Sindang Kelingi, Beliti, Lubuk Linggau. A member of macrolanguage Malay [msa].
Language Use: Vigorous. Home, village. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Indonesian [ind], in civic and educational domains. Also use Musi [mui], specifically the urban Palembang dialect, as a trade language with neighboring groups.
Language Development: Literacy valued in Indonesian. Taught in primary schools. Grammar.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Col
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: The Lembak Delapan dialect of Col in Bengkulu is not to be confused with the Lembak subdialect of the Belide dialect of Musi [mui]. Muslim.

Location: Bengkulu and South Sumatra provinces: Lubuklinggau and Muaraklingi areas south, east, and north; small group east of Bengkulu city.