Musi language
| Musi | |
|---|---|
| Standard Musi | |
| Basé Musi | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | South Sumatra |
| Ethnicity | Musi |
Native speakers | (~600,000 cited 2000 census) |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mui |
mui-sek (Sekayu) | |
mui-pel (Penukal) | |
mui-kel (Kelingi) | |
| Glottolog | nucl1812 |
The distribution of Musi lects across southern Sumatra | |
Musi (Basé Musi) is one of the Musi languages spoken natively by the indigenous Musi ethnic group in parts of South Sumatra, Indonesia. It is one of the standard varieties amongst the Musi languages besides the Standard Palembang which natively spoken by its neighbouring Palembang ethnic group in South Sumatra and parts of Bengkulu. Standard Musi initially used as an endonym specific to the Musi variety spoken in the upstream parts of Musi River.