Kerinci

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
kvr
Alternate Names
Kerinchi, Kinchai
Population

260,000 in Indonesia (2000 census). Population total all countries: 285,000.

Location

Sumatra, Jambi Province, western mountains, Sungaipenuh area, and north and west. Also in Bahrain.

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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.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kerinci
Writing
Kaganga script.
Other Comments

Muslim.