Southwestern Sumatra

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Southwestern Sumatra is a region on the Indonesian island of Sumatra known for its indigenous communities and distinctive local languages and cultures.

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Southwestern Sumatra canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographicalRegion
region
borders Indian Ocean
continent Asia
country Indonesia
hasClimate tropical rainforest climate
hasCoastline Indian Ocean
hasCulturalHeritage oral literature and folklore
traditional wooden architecture
hasCulturalPractice matrilineal traditions in Minangkabau areas
hasEconomicActivity coffee cultivation
fishing
palm oil plantations
rice cultivation
rubber plantations
hasEthnicGroup Besemah people
linked to: Pasemah people

Enggano people
Kaur people
Lampung people
Minangkabau people
linked to: Minangkabau

Rejang people
Serawai people
hasEthnolinguisticDiversity high
hasGeologicalFeature Barisan Mountains
active volcanoes
hasIndigenousCommunities yes
hasLanguage Besemah language
Enggano language
Kaur language
Lampung language
Minangkabau language
Rejang language
linked to: Rejang languages

Serawai language
hasLanguageFamily Austronesian languages
hasMajorReligion Islam
hasMinorityReligion Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
hasProvince Bengkulu
Lampung
South Sumatra
West Sumatra
knownFor distinctive local cultures
distinctive local languages
indigenous communities
locatedIn Southeast Asia
western Indonesia
locatedOnIsland Sumatra
partOf Sumatra

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Rejang languages spokenIn Southwestern Sumatra
Rejang script usedIn Southwestern Sumatra
Serawai people locatedIn Southwestern Sumatra