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Musi

A language of Indonesia (Sumatra)

ISO 639-3: mui
This ISO 639-3 code has undergone change through the merging of one or more retired code elements. For more information, see the code change history documentation.

Population	3,930,000 (2000 census).
Region	South Sumatra Province, Musi River upstream to Bukit Barisan mountains, downstream to eastern coastal swamplands.
Language map	Indonesia, Sumatra, reference number 29
Alternate names	Sekayu, Palembang
Dialects	Pegagan, Musi Sekayu, Penukal, Kelingi, Rawas; Palembang, Palembang Lama, Meranjat, Penesak, Belide, Burai, Lematang Ilir, Coastal Malay.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Sumbawan, North and East, Malayic, Malay
Language use	People from other language groups such as the Komering [kge] in South Sumatra Province learn enough Urban Palembang to use it as a trade language. Home, village, market. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Indonesian [ind]; a few use English.
Language development	Taught in primary schools. Radio programs. TV. Dictionary. Grammar.
Comments	Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

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