Rejang language

Rejang
Rejang
Baso Hejang ; Baso Jang ; ꤽꥍꤺꥏ
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Bengkulu Province; Central Bengkulu Regency; Kepahiang Regency; Lebong Regency; North Bengkulu Regency; Rejang Lebong Regency; South Sumatra Province; North Musi Rawas Regency;
Ethnicity	Rejang people
Native speakers	350,000 (2000 census)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Greater North Borneo (?) Rejang; ; ;
Dialects	Lebong; Curup; Kepahiang; Utara;
Writing system	Latin (present); Rejang script (historically)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	rej
Glottolog	reja1240

Rejang (baso Jang, baso Hejang) is an Austronesian language predominantly spoken by the Rejang people in southwestern parts of Sumatra (Bengkulu), Indonesia. There are five dialects, spread from mountainous region to the coastal region of Bengkulu, including the Musi (Musai) dialect, the Lebong dialect, the Kebanagung dialect, the Rawas (Awes) dialect, and the Pesisir dialect.

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