Baso Pelembang
Musi
Austronesian
Musi (Palembang Malay, autonymously Baso Pelembang) is a Malay variety of the Austronesian family, spoken by around 3.1 million people in the South Sumatra region of Indonesia, primarily centered on Palembang city. Palembang was the historical capital of the Srivijaya Empire (7th-13th centuries CE), one of the earliest major Hindu-Buddhist Malay states of Southeast Asia, and the Musi language continues to be a major lingua franca of South Sumatra to the present day. Linguistically, Musi is part of the Malayic continuum but with distinctive South Sumatran phonological features (such as final-syllable -a → -o, e.g., apa → apo "what") and significant lexical differences from Standard Indonesian/Malay. The Palembang Sultanate (1659-1825) provided continued cultural support for Musi.
Where it is spoken
31 core words in Musi
Water
ayek
/ajek/
Fire
api
/api/
Sun
matahari
/matahari/
Moon
bulan
/bulan/
Star
bintang
/bintaŋ/
Mother
mak
/mak/
Father
bapak
/bapak/
I
aku
/aku/
You
kau
/kau/
Name
namo
/namo/
Eye
mato
/mato/
Hand
tangan
/taŋan/
Heart
hati
/hati/
Love
sayang
/sajaŋ/
Tree
kayu
/kaju/
House
rumah
/rumah/
Dog
anjing
/andʒiŋ/
Cat
kucing
/kutʃiŋ/
Eat
makan
/makan/
Drink
minum
/minum/
One
siko
/siko/
Two
duo
/duo/
Hello
halo
/halo/
Thank you
terimo kasih
/terimo kasih/
Good
bagus
/baɡus/
Computer
komputer
/komˈputər/
Sushi
sushi
/ˈsuʃi/
Sources
Words compared
Compared with related Austronesian languages
| Meaning | Musi | Banjar | Ambon Malay | Old Malay | Indonesian | Minangkabau | Malay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ayek /ajek/ | banyu /baɲu/ | aer /aer/ | ayar /ajar/ | air /ˈa.ir/ | aia /aia/ | air /ˈa.ir/ |
| Fire | api /api/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | api /api/ |
| Sun | matahari /matahari/ | matahari /matahari/ | mata hari /mata hari/ | matari /matari/ | matahari /matahari/ | matoari /matoaɾi/ | matahari /matahari/ |
| Moon | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ |
| Star | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ |
| Mother | mak /mak/ | uma /uma/ | mama /mama/ | ibu /ibu/ | ibu /ibu/ | amak /amaʔ/ | ibu /ibu/ |
| Father | bapak /bapak/ | abah /abah/ | papa /papa/ | bapa /bapa/ | ayah /ajah/ | abak /abaʔ/ | ayah /ajah/ |
| I | aku /aku/ | aku /aku/ | beta /beta/ | aku /aku/ | saya /saja/ | ambo /ambo/ | saya /saja/ |
| You | kau /kau/ | ikam /ikam/ | ose /ose/ | kamu /kamu/ | kamu /kamu/ | ang /aŋ/ | awak /awaʔ/ |
| Name | namo /namo/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | nama /nama/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | nama /nama/ | namo /namo/ | nama /nama/ |
| Eye | mato /mato/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mato /mato/ | mata /mata/ |
| Hand | tangan /taŋan/ | tangan /taŋan/ | tangang /taŋaŋ/ | tangan /taŋan/ | tangan /taŋan/ | tangan /taŋan/ | tangan /taŋan/ |
| Heart | hati /hati/ | ati /ati/ | hati /hati/ | hati /hati/ | hati /hati/ | ati /ati/ | hati /hati/ |
| Love | sayang /sajaŋ/ | sayang /sajaŋ/ | sayang /sajaŋ/ | sayang /sajaŋ/ | cinta /tʃinta/ | cinto /tʃinto/ | cinta /tʃinta/ |
| Tree | kayu /kaju/ | batang /bataŋ/ | pohon /pohon/ | kayu /kaju/ | pohon /pohon/ | kayu /kaju/ | pokok /pokoʔ/ |
| House | rumah /rumah/ | rumah /rumah/ | ruma /ruma/ | rumah /rumah/ | rumah /rumah/ | rumah /ɾumah/ | rumah /rumah/ |
| Dog | anjing /andʒiŋ/ | anjing /andʒiŋ/ | anjing /andʒiŋ/ | anjing /andʒiŋ/ | anjing /andʒiŋ/ | anjiang /aɲdʒiaŋ/ | anjing /andʒiŋ/ |
| Cat | kucing /kutʃiŋ/ | pusa /pusa/ | kucing /kutʃiŋ/ | kucing /kutʃiŋ/ | kucing /kutʃiŋ/ | kuciang /kutʃiaŋ/ | kucing /kutʃiŋ/ |
| Eat | makan /makan/ | makan /makan/ | makang /makaŋ/ | makan /makan/ | makan /makan/ | makan /makan/ | makan /makan/ |
| Drink | minum /minum/ | nginum /ŋinum/ | minong /minoŋ/ | minum /minum/ | minum /minum/ | minum /minum/ | minum /minum/ |
| One | siko /siko/ | asa /asa/ | satu /satu/ | sa /sa/ | satu /satu/ | ciek /tʃieʔ/ | satu /satu/ |
| Two | duo /duo/ | dua /dua/ | dua /dua/ | dua /dua/ | dua /dua/ | duo /duo/ | dua /dua/ |
| Hello | halo /halo/ | salam /salam/ | hela /hela/ | — /—/ | halo /ˈhalo/ | salam /salam/ | hai /hai/ |
| Thank you | terimo kasih /terimo kasih/ | tarima kasih /tarima kasih/ | tarima kase /tarima kase/ | — /—/ | terima kasih /tərima kasih/ | tarimo kasiah /taɾimo kasiah/ | terima kasih /tərima kasih/ |
| Good | bagus /baɡus/ | bagus /baɡus/ | bagus /baɡus/ | baik /baik/ | baik /baiʔ/ | rancak /ɾantʃaʔ/ | baik /baiʔ/ |
| Computer | komputer /komˈputər/ | komputer /komˈputər/ | komputer /komˈputər/ | — | komputer /kɔmˈputər/ | komputer /komˈputər/ | komputer /kɔmˈpu.tə(r)/ |
| Sushi | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | pekasam /pəkasam/ | susyi /su.ʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | susyi /suʃi/ |
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