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Malay, Jambi

A language of Indonesia (Sumatra)

ISO 639-3: jax

Population	1,000,000 (2000 census).
Region	Southeast Sumatra, Jambi Province.
Language map	Indonesia, Sumatra, reference number 16
Alternate names	Djambi, Batin
Dialects	Downstream Jambi Malay, Upstream Jambi Malay.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Sumbawan, North and East, Malayic, Malay A member of macrolanguage Malay [msa] (Malaysia).
Language use	Home, village. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Indonesian [ind].
Comments	Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ANDERBECK, Karl Ronald, author. 2003. Malay dialects of the Batanghari river basin (Jambi, Sumatra).

ANDERBECK, Karl Ronald, author. 2008. Malay dialects of the Batanghari river basin (Jambi, Sumatra).  

ANDERBECK, Kristen Leigh, author. 2003. Language use and attitudes among the Jambi Malays of Sumatra.

ANDERBECK, Kristen Leigh, author. 2010. Language use and attitudes among the Jambi Malays of Sumatra.