Palembang people

Palembangese
Orang Palembang
Uwong Pelémbang
ملايو ڤلامبڠ
Total population
3,800,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Indonesia (South Sumatra)
Languages
Palembang, Malay, Indonesian
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Malays, Javanese

The Palembang or Palembangese people (Malay: Orang Palembang; Palembang language: Uwong Pelémbang), also known as Palembangese Malay (Indonesian: Melayu Palembang; Jawi: ملايو ڤلامبڠ‎)[2] are a sub-ethnic group of Malays that inhabits the interior parts of South Sumatra province, Indonesia.

There are approximately 3,800,000 Palembangese[1] living in Indonesia.[3][4] They speak Palembang, which is a variant of Malay in Sumatra and also has been influenced by Javanese since parts of South Sumatra used to be under direct Javanese rule for quite a long time, the speech varieties of Palembang and its surrounding area are significantly influenced by Javanese, down to their core vocabularies.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Palembang of Indonesia". peoplegroups.org. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. ^ Kanwil Sumsel (2019). "Sosialisasi SP2020 "Partisipasi Aktif Lembaga Pemerintah dan Swasta Dalam Menyukseskan Sensus Penduduk 2020"". sumsel.kemenkumham.go.id (in Indonesian). Kantor Wilayah Sumatera Selatan - Kementerian Hukum dan Ham Republik Indonesia. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. ^ Sosial Budaya Kota Palembang Dari Turun Temurun
  4. ^ Indonesia's Population: Ethnicity and Religion in a Changing Political Landscape. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 2003. ISBN 9812302123.
  5. ^ Tadmor, Uri (16–17 June 2001). Language Contact and Historical Reconstruction: The Case of Palembang Malay. 5th International Symposium on Malay/Indonesian Linguistics. Leipzig.


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