Alternate Names: Batin, Djambi
Dialects: Downstream Jambi Malay, Upstream Jambi Malay. Forms a network of related varieties with Minangkabau , west, Riau Malay , north, and Musi , south (Anderbeck 2008). A member of macrolanguage Malay ,.
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Demographics: 1,000,000 (2000 census).
Language Use: As with many Malay varieties, gradually becoming more like Indonesian [ind]. Home, village. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Indonesian [ind].
Nation of Origin: Indonesia
Other Comments: Muslim.