Komering | |
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Native to | Indonesia |
Region | Sumatra |
Ethnicity | Komering people |
Native speakers
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470,000 (2000 census) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
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Glottolog | kome1238 |
Komering is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in Indonesia, in the southern part of Sumatra.
Komering in the Lampung Province in southern Sumatra, along the Komering River.
Komering belongs to the group of Lampung languages, one of the groups within the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian family. Walker regards Komering as a mere dialect, presenting Lampung as a single language instead of a group of languages; others treat it as a dialect specifically of Lampung Api.
Examples of basic Komering words: