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An 1840 book noted that people preferred 'bulei' (white) 'hitam' (which is the current Indonesian word for black). [1] An 1869 Malay-Dutch dictionary notes the words 'balar', 'sabun' [2] and 'andan' as referring to 'white people' (wit mensch) and 'albinos'. An 1894 Malay-English dictionary noted the words 'andan' and 'bulei' as referring to ...
A majority of Indonesian words that refer to people generally have a form that does not distinguish between the natural genders. However, unlike English, distinction is made between older or younger. There are some words that have gender: for instance, putri means "daughter" while putra means "son"; pramugara means "male flight attendant" while ...
As Islam is the largest religion in Indonesia, it is quite common to find Arabic first names or words. Popular Arabic names include Muhammad, Ahmad, Arief, Ibrahim, Ismail, Aisyah, Nur, Aminah, Nabila and Zahra. Such names are used by Indonesians not of Arab descent, both as first names and as surnames.
Indonesian Dutch (Dutch: Indonesisch-Nederlands) is a regional variety of the Dutch spoken in Indonesia. In its development, Dutch has become the language used by colonial rulers for centuries in Indonesian Archipelago , when it was, or was partly, colonized by the Netherlands .
Native Indonesians, also known as Pribumi (lit. ' first on the soil ') or Bumiputra (lit. ' son on the soil '), are Indonesians whose ancestral roots lie mainly in the archipelago, comprising around 1,300 ethnic groups and predominantly of Austronesian and Melanesian descent. In contrast are Indonesians of known (partial) foreign descent, like ...
The culture of Indonesia (Indonesian: Budaya Indonesia) has been shaped by the interplay of indigenous customs and diverse foreign influences. With over 1,300 distinct ethnic groups, including significant Austronesian and Melanesian cultures, contributing to its rich traditions, languages, and customs, Indonesia is a melting pot of diversity.
Indonesia is home to over 700 living languages spoken across its extensive archipelago. [1] [2] This significant linguistic variety constitutes approximately 10% of the world’s total languages, [3] positioning Indonesia as the second most linguistically diverse nation globally, following Papua New Guinea. [4]
Indonesians (Indonesian: orang Indonesia) are citizens or people who are identified with the country of Indonesia, [45] regardless of their ethnic or religious background. [46] [47] There are more than 1,300 ethnicities in Indonesia, [48] [49] making it a multicultural archipelagic country with a diversity of languages, culture and religious beliefs.