Kerinci

Facts

  • Language: Kerinci
  • Alternate names: Kerinchi, Kinchai
  • Language code: kvr
  • Language family: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Sumbawan, North and East Malayo-Sumbawan, Malayic, Nuclear Malayic
  • Number of speakers: 260000
  • Script:

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    Introduction

    Kerinci is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in Sumatra, Jambi Province, western mountains, Sungaipenuh area, and north and west. Also in Bahrain.

    Dialects

    High dialect diversity in a small area, shading into Jambi Malay (See: Malay) east and Minangkabau (See: Minangkabau) north. Distinct from Kerinci-Minangkabau dialect of Minangkabau.

    The Kerinci Verb

    Verblist