Batin people

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Batin
Total population
70,000 (1998)
72,000 (2005)
Regions with significant populations
Indonesia (Jambi)
Languages
Jambi Malay, Indonesian language
Religion
Predominantly Islam
Related ethnic groups
Jambi and Kerinci

The Batin are a sub-group of Malay people that inhabits the interior parts of Jambi province [1]

There are approximately 72,000 Batin living in the interior of south-central Sumatra. They speak a dialect of the Jambi variant of Malay, [2] but the accent is similar to Minangkabau language. [3]

The Batin are predominantly Muslim, but have a matrilineal kinship system, which is similar to Minangkabau than to Jambi Malays. [4]

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References

  1. Elsbeth Locher-Scholten (2004). Sumatran Sultanate and Colonial State: Jambi and the Rise of Dutch Imperialism, 1830-1907. SEAP Publications. ISBN   0-8772-7736-2.
  2. Ethnologue report for "Malay, Jambi"
  3. "Suku Batin | Kebudayaan Indonesia - Referensi Utama Kebudayaan Indonesia". Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
  4. Elsbeth Locher-Scholten (1977). "Proyek Penelitian dan Pencatatan Kebudayaan Daerah". Adat istiadat daerah Jambi. Pusat Penelitian Sejarah dan Budaya, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan. p. 153. OCLC   506883187.

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