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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Indonesia (Sumatra) > Kubu

Kubu

A language of Indonesia (Sumatra)

ISO 639-3kvb

Population  10,000 (1989).
Region  Spread across Jambi, Riau and south Sumatra, eastern swamp region.
Language map  Indonesia, Sumatra, reference number 21
Alternate names   Anak Dalam, Orang Rimba, Orang Hutan
Dialects  Lalang, Bajat, Ulu Lako, Tungkal, Tungkal Ilir, Dawas, Supat, Jambi, Ridan, Nomadic Kubu. Related to Lubu [lcf].
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Sumbawan, North and East, Malayic, Malay
Language use  Home. All ages. Positive. Also use Indonesian.
Comments  Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

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