Native to Indonesia ISO 639-3 pel | Native speakers 30,000 (2000 census) Glottolog peka1242 | |
Region Mukomuko Regency, Bengkulu, Sumatra (Indonesia) Language family Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian (MP)
Nuclear MP
Malayic
Malayan
Pekal | ||
Pekal is a Malayan language spoken by around 30,000 people on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, more specifically in Mukomuko Regency in Bengkulu Province. It should not be confused with Mukomuko language/dialect which is much more closely related but distinct from Pekal. It also has a considerable influence from Rejang language which is the most widely spoken language in the province.
References
Pekal language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA