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Rejang
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| Indigenous Group |
Rejang (Also known as: Keme Tun Djang , Orang Rejang, Djang, Tun Djang, Redjang Empat Petulai, Djang Lebong, Djang Bele Tebo, Djang Musai, Djang Lai, Djang Bekulau, Djang Abeus, Djang Aweus, Bang Hadji, Semitul).
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| Location |
Indonesia, southwest highlands of Sumatra, north Bengkulu province, around Argamakmur, Muaraaman, Curuo, and Kapahiang.
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| Estimated Population |
1,000,000 (1981,
SIL International) |
| Environment |
Tropical / Rainforest / Highland / Coastal / Valley / Plain
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| Lifestyle |
Sedentary
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| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Fishing / Commerce / Paid Labor / Handicraft Sales / Forestry
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| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional
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| Language Family |
Rejang
Classification:
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Western Malayo-Polynesian, Sundic, Malayic, Malayan, Para-Malay
Alternate Names:
Redjang, Rejang-Lebong, Jang, Djang, Djang Bele Tebo, Rejang taal, bahasa Rejang, langue Rejang, lengua Rejang
Dialects:
Lebong (Djang Lebong), Kebanagung, Pasisir, Musi, Rawas. Very different from Serawai. Different from Rejang-Baram group of languages on Borneo. Musi and Rawasi dialects are not to be confused with Malay varieties of the same name. |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue: Rejang, Language of Indonesia
Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV) Rejang ethnic group:
Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV) Rejang language:
Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV) Rejang Lebong:
Joshua Project: Rejang
University of Hawai’i Press: Oceanic Linguistics, vol. 44 (June 2005):
University of Kent CSAC, Sumatra Report: The Big Farming populations
Omniglot: A Guide to Written Languages (Redjang/Kaganga alphabet)
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| NGOs |
Down To Earth (DTE)
KKI-WARSI
WALHI – Friends of the Earth Indonesia
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