From six teen (16) clan above only Kedurang Clan that didn’t used serawai language. They more used pasemah language. In Serawai Language there are two kinds of dialect, that is “o” and “au” dialect. Dialect “o” mean that words which generally have suffix “o”, like in dimano, in Indonesian is dimana. Or “where” English. And siapo “siapa” it’s mean “Who”. “O” dialect is used by seluma and talo district.
“Au” dialect means that words which generally have suffix “au”. Like “dimanau” dimana it’s mean where, “tuapau” apa or what in English and “siapau” siapa (who)
Serawai language “o” start from Andelas clan (Seluma district) until semindang clan (talo District). So administratively, Serawai language that checked start from Pekan Sabtu village (andalas clan), it’s about 13 km from Bengkulu city south toward until Pekan maras village (semindang Alas clan) it’s about 119 km from Bengkulu city. Pekan maras village is frontier Serawai language with dialect “o” to serawai language with dialect “Au”. There are mixes between those dialects. A part of society use “o” dialect and others useh “au” dialect.
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