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Kerinci | |
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![]() 'Suhat incoung' (Incoung script), the original script of the Kerinci language | |
Pronunciation | /ba.sə kiɲ.t͡ʃai̯/ |
Native to | Indonesia (Jambi and Bengkulu) |
Region | Sumatra |
Ethnicity | Kerinci |
Native speakers | (254,125 cited Jambi, 2000)[1] |
Dialects |
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Latin (Indonesian alphabet) Incung Jawi | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | kvr |
Glottolog | keri1250 |
Linguasphere | 33-AFA-da |
![]() Areas where Kerinci language is a majority
Areas where Kerinci language is a minority | |
The Kerinci language (Kerinci: basê Kinci or Kerinci: basê Kincai) is an Austronesian language primarily spoken by the Kerinci people in Sungai Penuh and Kerinci Regency, and parts of Merangin and Bungo Regency in western Jambi,[2] as well as several hamlets in Mukomuko Regency in Bengkulu.[3] It is also spoken by the Kerinci diaspora in other regions of Indonesia, such as West Sumatra and Java, as well as outside Indonesia, such as Negeri Sembilan and Selangor in Malaysia.[4][5] The total number of Kerinci language speakers was estimated to be around 250,000 in 2000.[1] As an Austronesian language from the Malayo-Polynesian sub-group, the Kerinci language is also closely related to the Minangkabau and Jambi Malay languages spoken in neighboring regions.[6]
The Kerinci language exhibits very high diversity; it is estimated that there are 130 sub-dialects and seven main dialects, which are the Gunung Raya, Danau Kerinci, Sitinjau Laut, Sungai Penuh, Pembantu Sungai Tutung, Belui Air Hangat, and Gunung Kerinci dialects.[7] Based on dialectometric calculations, the percentage difference between these seven dialects ranges from 51 to 65.5%. In comparison, the Kerinci language has a percentage difference ranging from 81 to 100% when compared to the Bengkulu and Minangkabau languages.[2]
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