Alternate Names: Djang, Redjang
Dialects: Kepahiang (Kebanagung), Lebong, Musi (Curup), Pasisir, Rawas. Lebong recognized as central dialect.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 350,000 (2000 census).
Language Use: Vigorous language vitality. Very positive attitudes. Low bilingualism in Indonesian [ind].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 45%. Dictionary. Grammar.
Writing System: Kaganga
Nation of Origin: Indonesia
Other Comments: 85% live in remote rural areas. Different from Rejang-Baram group of languages on Borneo. Musi and Rawas dialects (named after rivers they are on) not to be confused with Malay varieties of the same name. Muslim.