Palembang people
Malay ethnic subgroup / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Palembang (Malay: Orang Palembang; Palembang language: Uwong Pelémbang) or Palembang Malay (Indonesian: Melayu Palembang; Jawi: ملايو ڤلامبڠ)[2] are a sub-ethnic group of Malays that inhabits the interior parts of South Sumatra province, Indonesia.
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Orang Palembang Uwong Pelémbang ملايو ڤلامبڠ | |
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Total population | |
1.25 million in Indonesia[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Indonesia (South Sumatra) | |
Languages | |
Palembang, Malay, Indonesian | |
Religion | |
Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Malays, Javanese |
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The 2010 census recorded 1,252,258 Palembang[1] living in Indonesia.[3][4] They speak Palembang, which is a variant of Malay in Sumatra and also has been influenced by Javanese since parts of South Sumatra used to be under direct Javanese rule for quite a long time, the speech varieties of Palembang and its surrounding area are significantly influenced by Javanese, down to their core vocabularies.[5]