Pekal
A language of Indonesia (Sumatra)
| Population | 30,000 (2000 census). |
| Region | South Sumatra, Bengkulu Province, west coast, north of Ipuh to Tembesi River, to near Argamakmur south. |
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Indonesia, Sumatra, reference number 32 |
| Dialects | Related to Minangkabau [min] with Rejang influences [rej]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Sumbawan, North and East, Malayic, Malay |
| Language use | Vigorous. Home, village. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Indonesian [ind]. |
| Comments | Do not see themselves as Minangkabau culturally or linguistically, but as Malay, though their language has some Minangkabau influence. Neither Minangkabau nor Malay readily understand Pekal, due to lexical and phonological distinctiveness. Muslim. |
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