Rejang language

Rejang
Baso Hejang
Baso Jang
ꤽꥍꤺꥏ
Native toIndonesia
Region[1]
EthnicityRejang people
Native speakers
350,000 (2000 census)[2]
Dialects
  • Lebong
  • Curup
  • Kepahiang
  • Utara
Latin (present)
Rejang script (historically)
Language codes
ISO 639-3rej
Glottologreja1240

Rejang (baso Jang, baso Hejang[citation needed]) is an Austronesian language predominantly spoken by the Rejang people in southwestern parts of Sumatra (Bengkulu), Indonesia. There are five dialects, spread from mountainous region to the coastal region of Bengkulu, including the Musi (Musai) dialect, the Lebong dialect, the Kebanagung dialect, the Rawas (Awes) dialect, and the Pesisir dialect.

  1. ^ Saputri, Nur Rahmah (2014). Analisis hukum Islam terhadap Adat Bemaling Suku Rejang di Kabupaten Rejang Lebong Bengkulu (PDF) (Undergraduate thesis). UIN Surabaya. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  2. ^ Rejang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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