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The Jambi City dialect is regarded as the prestigious dialect of Jambi Malay due to Jambi City's historical and cultural significance as the seat of ancient Malay kingdoms and sultanates. [17] Interestingly, Jambi City itself has two urban areas separated by the Batang Hari River , where each area has its own sub-distincts dialect: Jambi Kota ...
The Batin are a sub-group of Malay people that inhabits the interior parts of Jambi province [1] There are approximately 72,000 Batin living in the interior of south-central Sumatra. They speak a dialect of the Jambi variant of Malay, [2] but the accent is similar to Minangkabau language. [3]
[2] [3] Malay, in its various forms, is recognized as a national language in Brunei, Malaysia, and Singapore. [4] The Malayic branch also includes local languages spoken by ethnic Malays (e.g. Jambi Malay , Kedah Malay ), further several languages spoken by various other ethnic groups of Sumatra , Indonesia (e.g. Minangkabau ) and Borneo (e.g ...
Kerinci people (Kerinci: Uhang Kincai, Malay: Kerinci or Kerinchi, Minangkabau: Urang Karinci, Jawi: كرينچي) are an Austronesian ethnic group native to Jambi province specifically in the regencies of Kerinci, Merangin, Bungo and the city of Sungai Penuh. Besides Jambi, Kerinci communities can also be found in neighbouring West Sumatra.
Map showing the distribution of language families; the pink color shows where Austronesian languages are spoken. This is a list of major and official Austronesian languages, a language family originating from Taiwan, that is widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia (Indonesia and Philippines) and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia and Madagascar.
Western Malay dialects are predominantly spoken in Sumatra and Borneo, which itself is divided into Bornean and Sumatran Malay; some of the most widely spoken Sumatran Malay dialects are Riau Malay, Langkat, Palembang Malay and Jambi Malay. Minangkabau, Kerinci and Bengkulu are believed to be Sumatran Malay descendants.
Buddhists also attribute the fall of the Jambi Malay Kingdom, also known as the Jambi Kingdom, to the existence of temples in Muara Jambi. Orang Kayo Hitam, who led the Kingdom of Jambi under Datuk Paduko Berhalo, are Muslim, nevertheless. [8] It was rumored that Hantu Island became Berhalo Island during his rule. [12]
When Jambi Province was created in 1957, it comprised three regencies - Kerinci (renamed from South Pesisir Regency on 19 March 1956), Batanghari and Bungo Tebo - as well as the independent city of Jambi City.