| Nasal | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | SouthwesternSumatra |
Native speakers | 3,000 (2008)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nsy |
| Glottolog | nasa1239 |
| ELP | Nasal |
Nasal ([naˈsal]) is anAustronesian language of southwesternSumatra.
Anderbeck & Aprilani (2013) consider Nasal to be an isolate within theMalayo-Polynesian branch.
Smith (2017), though, includes the language in the "Sumatran" subgroup, alongside otherBatak–Barrier Islands languages.[2] Billings & McDonnell (2022) presents further evidence for Nasal as aSumatran language.[3]
Nasal is spoken in the Nasal River area ofKaur Regency,Bengkulu Province,Sumatra, in the villages of Tanjung Betuah, Gedung Menung (both in Muara Nasal district), and Tanjung Baru (in Maje district). There are many loanwords fromLampung.[4] Languages spoken near the Nasal area include the Krui dialect of Lampung and theMalayic languagesKaur,Bengkulu,Serawai andSemenda (Anderbeck & Aprilani 2013:3). The language has been given a tentativeEGIDS rating of 6a (Vigorous), though this is based on early sociolinguistic surveying, and language vitality has yet to be fully assessed.[5]
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