Batin people

The Batin are a sub-group of Malay people that inhabits the interior parts of Jambi province^[1]

Batin

Total population
70,000 (1998) 72,000 (2005)
Regions with significant populations
Indonesia (Jambi)
Languages
Jambi Malay, Indonesian language
Religion
Predominantly Islam
Related ethnic groups
Jambi and Kerinci

There are approximately 72,000 Batin living in the interior of south-central Sumatra. They speak a dialect of the Jambi variant of Malay,^[2] but the accent is similar to Minangkabau language.^[3]

The Batin are predominantly Muslim, but have a matrilineal kinship system, which is similar to Minangkabau than to Jambi Malays.^[4]

References

1. Elsbeth Locher-Scholten (2004). Sumatran Sultanate and Colonial State: Jambi and the Rise of Dutch Imperialism, 1830-1907. SEAP Publications. ISBN 0-8772-7736-2.
2. Ethnologue report for "Malay, Jambi"
3. "Suku Batin | Kebudayaan Indonesia - Referensi Utama Kebudayaan Indonesia". Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
4. Elsbeth Locher-Scholten (1977). "Proyek Penelitian dan Pencatatan Kebudayaan Daerah". Adat istiadat daerah Jambi. Pusat Penelitian Sejarah dan Budaya, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan. p. 153. OCLC 506883187.

Further reading

• Nuh, M. Imran (2000) Budaya masyarakat suku bangsa Batin di Kabupaten Bungo Tebo, Propinsi Jambi Proyek Pengkajian dan Pembinaan Nilai-Nilai Budaya Daerah, Direktorat Sejarah dan Nilai Tradisional, Direktorat Jenderal Kebudayaan, Jakarta;

• Indonesia portal