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the government-sanctioned transmigration project created to balance the population, especially from
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the highly overpopulated Java island; as a result, Javanese is also widely spoken and understood,
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especially in areas with a high population of transmigrant, for example Belitang. Forming the next
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largest group is the other Malayan-speaking populations as well as the Komering, a distinct
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Malayo-Polynesian people related to the native Lampungese from neighboring Lampung. Minangkabau,
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Chinese, and Sundanese also form minorities in the province.
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Malays are the majority in this province. They are also often called Palembang people. Palembang
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people are divided into two groups: Wong Jeroo is a descendant of nobility and is slightly lower
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than the courtiers from the past kingdom based in Palembang, and Wong Jabo is a commoner. An expert
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on the origin of Palembang people who are also descendants of the king, admitted that the Palembang
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people was the descendant of Arabs, Chinese, Javanese and other ethnic groups in Indonesia.
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Palembang people itself has two different languages, namely Baso Palembang Alus and Baso Palembang
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Sari-Sari. The Palembang people still lives in a house built on water. The architectural model of
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the Palembang house which is most typical is the rumah limas which is mostly erected on stilts on
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the water to protect from flooding that continues to occur until now. In the Musi river area,
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Palembang people often offer their wares on boats.
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Komering is one of the tribes or cultural regions in South Sumatra, which is along the Komering
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River. Like other ethnic groupsin South Sumatra, the characteristic of this tribe is explorers so
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that the spread of this tribe is quite extensive up to Lampung. The Komering people is divided into
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two major groups: Komering Ilir who lives around Kayu Agung and Komering Ulu who live around the
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city of Baturaja. The Komering peopleis divided into several clans, including the Paku Sengkunyit
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clan, Sosoh Buay Rayap clan, Peliyung Pemuka Buay clan, Bu Madang clan, and the Semendawai clan.
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The area of Komering culture is the most extensive area compared to the cultural areas of other
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tribes in South Sumatra. In addition, when viewed from the character of the people, the Komering
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people is known to have a high and hard temper. Based on folklore in the Komering community, the
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ancestor of the Komering people and the ancestor of the Batak people in North Sumatra, are said to
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be still brothers. The brothers who came from across the country. After arriving in Sumatra, they
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separated. The older brother went south to become the ancestor of the Komering people, and the
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younger brother to the north became ancestor of the Batak people.
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The Semendo people live in the Semendo District, Muara Enim Regency. Historically, the Semendo
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people came from the descendants of the Bantenese people who, in the past few centuries, traveled
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from Java to the island of Sumatra, and later settled and gave birth to grandchildren in the
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Semendo area. Nearly 100% of Semendo's population depends on agricultural products, which are still
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processed in traditional ways. Agricultural land in this area is quite fertile, because it is
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approximately 900 meters above sea level. There are two main commodities from this area: Robusta
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coffee with a total production of 300 tons per year, and rice, where this area is one of the rice
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barns for the area of South Sumatra. Customs and culture of this region are strongly influenced by
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the strong Islamic breath. Starting from tambourine music, folk songs and dances are strongly
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influenced by the Malay culture and Islamic culture. The language used in everyday life is the
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Semendo language.
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Language
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While Indonesian is the official language in the province, most of the Malays speak a dialect of
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the Malay language called the Palembang Malay or Musi. Currently, Palembang Malay has become the
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lingua franca in the region. Palembang Malay originated from the Old Malay language which blends
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with Javanese and is pronounced according to the accent of the Palembang people. Moreover, this
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language has absorbed words from Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Chinese, Portuguese, English and Dutch,
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because Palembang was once a large trading city, attracting various kinds of merchants from various
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places. In the past, Palembang Malay was written with the Jawi script, a modified version of the
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Arabic script. Nowadays, the user of the Jawi script is diminishing and being replaced by the Latin
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script.
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Palembang Malay consists of two register, first is the everyday language that is used almost by
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everyone in the city or also called the bahasa pasar (market language). Secondly is the polite and
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formal style (Bebaso), which is used by limited circles, such as sultans and nobility. Usually
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spoken by and for people who are respected or who are older. As used by children to parents,
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daughter-in-law to parents-in-law, students to teachers, or between speakers of the same age as the
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purpose of mutual respect, because Bebaso means to speak politely and subtly.
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However, migrants often use their local language as a daily language, such as Komering, Rawas, Musi
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and Lahat. Migrants from outside South Sumatra sometimes also use their local language as a daily
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language in their families or regional communities. However, to communicate with other Palembang
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residents, residents generally use the Palembang Malay as their daily language of instruction. In
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addition to the indigenous people, in Palembang there are also migrants and descendants, such as
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from Java, Minangkabau, Madura, Bugis and Banjar. Many descendants living in Palembang are Chinese,
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Arabs and Indian.
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Indonesian is generally used as a second language and also as the language of education and for
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official purposes.
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Religion
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The people of the province, as with other parts of Sumatra with the exception of Bangka Belitung
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and North Sumatra provinces, overwhelmingly follow the Shafi'i school of law of Sunni Islam. The
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religion is mainly adopted by the ethnic Malays, Javanese, Minangkabau, and Sundanese. Other
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minority religions are also practiced; the Chinese primarily follow Mahayana Buddhism and
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Christianity.
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Culture
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Like most other provincial cultures on the island of Sumatra, the culture of the province of South
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Sumatra is largely influenced by Malay culture. In addition, there are some cultures that are
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influenced by Islam, and some are influenced by the greatness of the Srivijaya kingdom. South
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Sumatra's cultural wealth includes traditional houses, traditional clothing, various types of
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dances, as well as typical food from the area. The cultural wealth of South Sumatra is not only
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popular within the South Sumatra region itself.
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In all corners of Indonesia, various South Sumatran cultures are well-known, even popular with many
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people. An example is the rumah limas traditional house, this house has been adopted by many people
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in various regions because the construction is not complicated. In addition, songket weaving is
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also a distinctive fabric favored by many people. The South Sumatran signature food, Pempek, can
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not only be found in the city of Palembang and the surrounding area, but also has spread throughout
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Indonesia as well as neighbouring countries such as Singapore and Malaysia.
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Traditional house
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Rumah limas is a traditional house in the province of South Sumatra. The architecture of this
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traditional house is influenced by Islamic culture and Malay culture. Although this traditional
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house originated from South Sumatra, it has influenced the construction of other traditional houses
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in the other places.
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The rumah limas traditional house has an area of between 400 and 1000 square meters. The whole
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house, resting on wooden pillars that were slung on the ground. The rumah limas is divided into
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several parts, namely the main room (bedroom), and (kitchen). The main room is located at the top
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level and right under the limas roof. In this room there is an or a conference room. This room is
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located in the center of the rumah limas, both for customary and decorative purposes. The section
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is a bedroom. This section of space is on the right or left side. To enter the room, it must be
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done by passing a box-shaped door cover. The box serves as a storage area for various tools.
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On the back is the pawon. pawon is part of the kitchen of this traditional house. The word pawon is
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actually not only known in South Sumatra. The Javanese people, besides adapting the Limas house
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shape, also recognize the word pawon to mention the position of the kitchen in their home.
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Traditional clothes