Palembangese people
The Palembangese or Palembang people are a sub-group of Malay people that inhabits the interior parts of South Sumatra province, Indonesia.
 A Palembangese girl on Gending Sriwijaya festival | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 690.000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Languages | |
| Palembang Malay, Malay, Indonesian | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Malays, Javanese |
There are approximately 690,000 Palembangese living in Indonesia.[1][2] They speak Palembangese language, which is a variant of Malay's dialect in Sumatra and also has been influence by Javanese since parts of South Sumatra used to be under direct Javanese rule for quite a long time, the speech varieties of Palembang and its surrounding area are significantly influenced by Javanese, down to their core vocabularies.[3]
See also
- Palembangese language
- Palembangese cuisine
References
- Sosial Budaya Kota Palembang Dari Turun Temurun
- Indonesia's Population: Ethnicity and Religion in a Changing Political Landscape. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 2003. ISBN 9812302123.
- Tadmor, Uri (16–17 June 2001). Language Contact and Historical Reconstruction: The Case of Palembang Malay. 5th International Symposium on Malay/Indonesian Linguistics. Leipzig.CS1 maint: date format (link)
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