Austronesian language spoken in Sumatra, Indonesia
Rejang
Baso Hejang Baso Jang ꤽꥍꤺꥏ
Native to
Indonesia
Region
Bengkulu Province
Central Bengkulu Regency
Kepahiang Regency
Lebong Regency
North Bengkulu Regency
Rejang Lebong Regency
South Sumatra Province
North Musi Rawas Regency
[1]
Ethnicity
Rejang people
Native speakers
350,000 (2000 census)[2]
Language family
Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Greater North Borneo (?)
Rejang
Dialects
Lebong
Curup
Kepahiang
Utara
Writing system
Latin (present) Rejang script (historically)
Language codes
ISO 639-3
rej
Glottolog
reja1240
Rejang (baso Jang, baso Hejang) 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.
^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.
^Rejang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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dictionary. Rejang or Rejangese may refer to: Rejang people, an ethnic group of Sumatra, Indonesia Rejanglanguage, a language of Sumatra, Indonesia Rejang Lebong...
Sumatra than to the Rejanglanguage, which is also spoken in the province. Bengkulu is written in the Latin alphabet and sometimes in Rejang script. The letters...
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(registration required) Munir Hamidy, Badrul (1985). Kamus Lengkap Indonesia-Rejang, Rejang-Indonesia. Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan...
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