Kerinci

KVR

threatened

Alternate Names: Kerinchi, Kinchai

Dialects: High dialect diversity in a small area, shading into Jambi Malay , east and Minangkabau , north. Distinct from Kerinci-Minangkabau dialect of Minangkabau. A member of macrolanguage Malay ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Malayo-Chamic
Malayic
Malay

Demographics: 260,000 in Indonesia (2000 census). Population total all countries: 285,000.

Writing System: Kaganga

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: Muslim.