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Malay, Central

A language of Indonesia (Sumatra)

ISO 639-3: pse
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	2,350,000 (2007).
Region	South Sumatra, central Bukit Barisan highlands west to the Indian ocean along Bengkulu coast, east down Lematang and Ogan river valleys; south of Muaraenim, east and southeast of Lahat.
Language map	Indonesia, Sumatra, reference number 10
Alternate names	Midden Maleisch, Besemah, Pasemah, Serawai, Semendo, Lintang, Ogan, Enim, Bengkulu
Dialects	Serawai, Bengkulu, Semenda, Lintang, Benakat, Bengkulu, Kisam, Pasemah, Kikim, Lematang Ulu, Ogan, Enim, Rambang.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Sumbawan, North and East, Malayic, Malay
Language use	Vigorous. Home, village, religion. All ages. Positive attitude. Most also use Indonesian [ind].
Language development	Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1995.
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).