ISO 639-3 · kvrkvr
Austronesian family
Kerinci
Basê Kincai
Kerinci is a language of the Malayic branch (Austronesian), spoken in Indonesia and Malaysia. Wikidata describes it as “Western Sumatran language of Kerinci people originating from Kerinci region in Sumatra”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kvr- Glottocode
keri1250- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- Wikipedia
- 29 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
2scripts
3levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Kerinci · Basê Kincai |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kerinci language, Krinci language, Krinci, Rencong language, Rencong |
| Written in | Ulu scripts, Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Kerinci
The branches above Kerinci, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Indonesia
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalcmnMandarin ChineseSino-Tibetan · 1.07 bn1 · NationalcmnStandard ChineseSino-Tibetan · 897.1 maraArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafeindIndonesianAustronesian · 199 m1 · NationaljavJavaneseAustronesian · 84.3 m4 · EducationaltamTamilDravidian · 83 m2 · ProvincialmsaMalayAustronesian · 77 mnanSouthern MinSino-Tibetan · 48.3 m6a · VigoroushakHakka ChineseSino-Tibetan · 48.2 m5 · Developing