Bengkulu_language

Bengkulu language

Bengkulu language

Malayic language spoken in Indonesia


Bengkulu Malay or Bengkulu is a Malayic language spoken on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, around the city of Bengkulu, in the rest of the Indonesian province of Bengkulu and in the Pesisir Barat Regency ("west coast") of Lampung Province. It is more closely related to other Malay variants in Sumatra such as Col, Jambi Malay and Palembang Malay as well Minangkabau spoken in neighbouring West Sumatra than to the Rejang language, which is also spoken in the province.

Quick Facts Region, Ethnicity ...

Phonology

Bengkulu is written in the Latin alphabet and sometimes in Rejang script.

Consonants

More information Labial, Alveolar ...

The letters f, sy, v and z are used in loanwords from Indonesian.

Vowels

More information Front, Central ...

Bengkulu diphthongs are ai, au, ia and ua (where "ia" and "ua" are used in loanwords).


References

  1. "Bengkulu in Indonesia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 20 May 2019.



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