Palembang language
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Musi, also known as Palembang and Sekayu, is a Malay language
Malay languages
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 spoken by about 1.4 million residents of the Palembang
Palembang
Palembang is the capital city of the South Sumatra province in Indonesia. Palembang is one of the oldest cities in Indonesia, and has a history of being a capital of a maritime empire. Located on the Musi River banks on the east coast of southern Sumatra island, it has an area of 400.61 square...

 metropolitan area
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, Palembang being the capital of South Sumatra
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, Indonesia
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, and has about 2.5 million additional speakers in the surrounding area. In recent times, the Palembang language has become a lingua franca
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in South Sumatra province , although South Sumatra also has other regional languages and dialects. Palembang is highly influenced by Javanese
Javanese language
Javanese language is the language of the Javanese people from the central and eastern parts of the island of Java, in Indonesia. In addition, there are also some pockets of Javanese speakers in the northern coast of western Java...

, because the first speakers came from Demak
Demak, Indonesia
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, Central Java
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in 18th century.

Comparison with Standard Malay

Palembang Standard Malay / Indonesian English
apo apa what
dio dia she
mato mata eye
kecik kecil small
besak besar big
ambik ambil take
telok telur egg
ikok ekor tail
anget hangat warm
lengen lengan arm
ngenjuk hunjuk / unjuk give
idak tidak no
ari hari day
jiron jiran neighbor

Words similar with Javanese

Palembang Javanese Standard Malay / Indonesian English
wong wong orang people
melok melu ikut follow
dewek dhewe sendiri alone
lawang lawang pintu door
lanang lanang lelaki male
selawe selawe dua puluh lima twenty five
jero jero dalam inside
iwak iwak ikan fish
banyu banyu air water
dulur dulur saudara siblings, relatives
metu metu keluar go out
abang abang merah red

Original words (unknown source)

Palembang Standard Malay / Indonesian English
pacak bisa, boleh can
pecak, cak macam, seperti looks like
galak mahu, mau want to
parak dekat near, close
katek tidak ada none, nothing
kagek nanti later
kanji genit vain
tujah tikam stab someone
singit sembunyi hide
alep cantik beautiful
baseng terserah up to you
goco pukul hit
terajang hantam hit hardly
campak jatuh fall
lokak peluang opportunity
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