Batin people

Batin people

infobox ethnic group
group = Batin
poptime = 70,000 (1998)
72,000 (2005)
popplace = Jambi Province, Sumatra
langs = Suka Batin
rels = Islam
related = Jambi and Kerinci

The Batin are a Malay people in Jambi province in the interior of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.fact|date=January 2008

There are approximately 72,000 Batin living in the interior of south-central Sumatra. They speak a language sometimes called "Batin", but more often "Suka Batin". [ [http://www.ethnologue.com/14/show_language.asp?code=SBV Ethnologue report for Suka Batin] ]

The Batin are predominately Muslim, but have a matrilineal kinship system.

Notes

References

* 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;


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