Palembang people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 3,800,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Indonesia (South Sumatra) | |
| Languages | |
| Palembang, Malay, Indonesian | |
| Religion | |
| Islam, Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Malays, Javanese, Chinese |
The Palembang, Palembang Malay, or Palembangese people (Malay: Orang Melayu Palembang; Javanese: Wong Palembang; Jawi: ملايو ڤلامبڠ) 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.[2][3] 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.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Palembang of Indonesia". peoplegroups.org. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ Sosial Budaya Kota Palembang Dari Turun Temurun
- ^ Indonesia's Population: Ethnicity and Religion in a Changing Political Landscape. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 2003. ISBN 9812302123.
- ^ Tadmor, Uri (16–17 June 2001). Language Contact and Historical Reconstruction: The Case of Palembang Malay. 5th International Symposium on Malay/Indonesian Linguistics. Leipzig.
| Sumatra | |
|---|---|
| Java | |
| Kalimantan | |
| Sulawesi | |
| Papua | |
| Lesser Sunda Islands | |
| Maluku Islands | |
| Non-indigenous | |
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