Alternate Names: Cul, Sindang
Dialects: Beliti, Lembak Delapan, Lubuk Linggau, Sindang Kelingi. A member of macrolanguage Malay ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 145,000 (2000 census).
Language Use: Vigorous. Home, village. All ages. Positive attitudes. Indonesian [ind] used in civic and educational domains. Urban Palembang, a dialect of Musi [mui], used as a trade language with neighboring groups.
Language Development: Not currently a written language. Literacy valued in Indonesian. Taught in primary schools. Grammar.
Nation of Origin: Indonesia
Other Comments: The Lembak Delapan dialect of Col in Bengkulu is not to be confused with the Lembak subdialect of the Belide dialect of Musi ,. Muslim.