Pekal

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: pel
Population: 30,000 (2000 census).
Location:: Sumatera Selatan and Bengkulu provinces: northeast of Ipuh town to Tembesi river, to Argamakmur area south.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Chamic, Malayic, Malay
Dialects: None known. Related to Minangkabau [min] with Rejang influences [rej]. A member of macrolanguage Malay [msa].
Language Use: Vigorous. Home, village. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Indonesian [ind], for civics and religion.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Pekal
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: See themselves as Malay culturally and linguistically, not Minangkabau [min], though Pekal has Minangkabau influences. Neither Minangkabau nor Malay readily understand Pekal, due to lexical and phonological distinctiveness. Muslim.

Location: Sumatera Selatan and Bengkulu provinces: northeast of Ipuh town to Tembesi river, to Argamakmur area south.