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The Pesisir language closely resembles the Minangkabau language, particularly the Pariaman dialect. [3] Lexically, it shares about 70% to 80% of its vocabulary with standard Minangkabau, while only about 20% with Batak Toba. [7] Research suggests that Pesisir and Minangkabau were once the same language but began to diverge around the 14th ...
The Institute for Islamic and Social Studies (Indonesian: Lembaga Kajian Islam dan Sosial, LKiS), is an Indonesian non-governmental organization that was founded on September 3, 1993, in Yogyakarta. [1] The institute stimulates intellectual debate on a grassroots level. [2]
Somalia has the longest coastline in Africa. [11]The Earth has approximately 620,000 kilometres (390,000 mi) of coastline. Coastal habitats, which extend to the margins of the continental shelves, make up about 7 percent of the Earth's oceans, [12] but at least 85% of commercially harvested fish depend on coastal environments during at least part of their life cycle. [13]