Kubu is a Malayic language spoken in the southern swamps of the island of Sumatra in Indonesia by the Kubu people (Orang Rimba), many of whom are nomadic. There is a degree of dialectal diversity.
Kubu | |
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Rimba Anak Dalam | |
Native to | Indonesia |
Region | Sumatra |
Ethnicity | Kubu people |
Native speakers | (10,000 cited 1989)[1] |
Dialects | Lalang, Bajat, Ulu Lako, Tungkal, Tungkal Ilir, Dawas, Supat, Jambi, Ridan |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | kvb |
Glottolog | kubu1239 |
In Bukit Duabelas (Jambi), the Rimba language is very glottal, which initially makes it difficult to understand.[2] Some of the variations in Kubu isolects have been presented by Dunggio.[3]
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