Batin people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
|
(70,000 (1998) 72,000 (2005)) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Jambi Province, Sumatra | |
| Languages | |
| Jambi Malay | |
| Religion | |
| 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.
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Ethnologue report for "Malay, Jambi"
- ↑ http://kebudayaanindonesia.net/id/culture/1248/suku-batin#.Un-uZVQW2BM
Further reading
- Nuh, M. Imran (2000) Budaya masyarakat suku bangsa Batin di Kabupaten Bungo Tebo, Propinsi Jambi Proyek Pengkajian dan Pembinaan Nilai-Nilai Budaya Daerah, Direktorat Sejarah dan Nilai Tradisional, Direktorat Jenderal Kebudayaan, Jakarta;
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