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Musi Languages
The Musi languages consists of a collection of closely related Malayic languages, Malayic varieties spoken in the eastern and northern regions of South Sumatra, as well as parts of Bengkulu. The Musi languages has a relatively high degree of mutual intelligibility, despite its speakers not sharing a unified ethnic identity. Generally, speakers of Malayic varieties in this area refer to their language (in Indonesian) as ''bahasa'' 'language' + [name of region/river/ethnic group], regardless of whether it is classified linguistically as an independent language or a dialect. Classification McDowell & Anderbeck (2020) classify the Musi varieties into two main dialect clusters: (1) Upper Musi and (2) Palembang–Lowland, which are further divided into subclusters and dialects, each with its own distinct characteristics. This classification is not purely based on the comparative method, which seeks to reconstruct the direct ancestor of these varieties, but rather on a synchronic dialect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musi Language
Musi () is a Malayic variety spoken primarily in parts of South Sumatra, Indonesia. While the name ''Musi'' in the broad sense can also refer to the wider Musi dialect network comprising both Upper Musi and Palembang–Lowland clusters, it is locally used as an endonym specific to the variety spoken in the upstream parts of Musi River. Classification Based on lexicostatistical analyses, mappings of sound changes, and mutual intelligibility In linguistics, mutual intelligibility is a relationship between different but related language varieties in which speakers of the different varieties can readily understand each other without prior familiarity or special effort. Mutual intelli ... tests, classify Malayic varieties in southern Sumatra into two dialect groups, namely 1) South Barisan Malay (also called ''Central Malay'' or ''Middle Malay'') and 2) Musi. The Musi grouping can be further divided into two clusters: 1) Upper Musi, containing Musi Proper (i.e. the lect re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |