Kubu

KVB

threatened

Alternate Names: Anak Dalam, Orang Hutan, Orang Rimba

Dialects: Bajat, Dawas, Jambi, Lalang, Nomadic Kubu, Ridan, Supat, Tungkal, Tungkal Ilir, Ulu Lako. Related to Lubu ,. A member of macrolanguage Malay ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Malayo-Chamic
Malayic
Malay

Demographics: 10,000 (1989).

Language Use: For Kubu living in settled villages, L1 already replaced in all domains outside the home; for Kubu in Jambi areas (more isolated and less sedentary), the vitality is higher. Home. All ages. Positive attitudes. Villagers use Indonesian [ind] or another trade language for education, religion, civic, with other ethnic groups.

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: Territory rapidly shrinking, somewhat due to deforestation. Traditional religion, Muslim.