Kerinci

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
kvr
Alternate Names
Kerinchi, Kinchai
User 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.

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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.

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