Belait people
Bruneian ethnic group
People of Belait in 2023
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Belait , Malay |
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Islam |
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Tutong |
The Belait people are a Bruneian ethnic group native to Belait District . They traditionally speak the Belait language . They are predominantly Muslim . [1] They are officially one of the seven ethnic groups which make up the Bruneian Malay race . [ citation needed ]
Origin
The Belait people originated from the merger between two ethnic groups, namely the Belait jati (i.e. the 'native' Belait) and the Lemeting or Meting. [2] [3] The latter was originally native to Tinjar River, a tributary of the Baram River in Sarawak , Malaysia ; they later migrated to the area of, and eventually integrated with, the 'native' Belait. [2] [3]
Language
The Belait language , the traditional language of the Belait people, is an Austronesian language within the sub-group Malayo-Polynesian . The language is considered "seriously" endangered ; it is claimed that there are "almost no younger speakers". [4]
Citations
- ↑ Martin 1996 , p. 200.
- 1 2 Martin 1996 , p. 201.
- 1 2 Hughes-Hallett 1938 , p. 102.
- ↑ McLellan 2014 , p. 17.
References
- Hughes-Hallett, H. (July 1938). "An Account of a Berhantu Ceremony called "Perakong" by the Orang Belait of Brunei". Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society . 16 (1 #130): 102–108. JSTOR 41559907 .
- Martin, Peter W. (1996). "Sociohistorical Determinants of Language Shift among the Belait Community in the Sultanate of Brunei". Anthropos . 91 (1/3): 199–207. JSTOR 40465282 .
- McLellan, James (2014). "Strategies for revitalizing endangered Borneo languages: A comparison between Negara Brunei Darussalam and Sarawak, Malaysia" (PDF) . Southeast Asia . 14 : 14–22. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2021 . Retrieved 25 November 2021 .
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