What is Palembang people?

The Palembang or Palembangese people , also known as Palembangese Malay are an ethnic group that inhabits the interior parts of South Sumatra province, Indonesia.

There are approximately 3,800,000 Palembangese living in Indonesia. They speak Palembang, which is a variant of Malay language in Sumatra and also has been influenced by Javanese since parts of South Sumatra used to be under direct Javanese rule for quite a long time, the speech varieties of Palembang and its surrounding area are significantly influenced by Javanese, down to their core vocabularies.