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Sambas people, or also Sambas Malays, is an Malay-speaking ethnic group who inhabit the coast of West Kalimantan, Indonesia. This ethnic mainly occupies most of the areas of Sambas Regency, Bengkayang Regency, Singkawang City, and part of Landak Regency. Sambas people can also be found in Mempawah Regency, as well as Subi Island in the Riau Islands due to the migration of the Sambas Malays in the 19th century, and this ethnic is also widely found in Sarawak, Malaysia.[2]
Orang Melayu Sambas | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 444,929 (2000)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Indonesia (West Kalimantan) Malaysia (Sarawak) | |
| Languages | |
| Sambas Malay and Indonesian | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Pontianak Malays • Iban • Kendayan |
Based on the Indonesian Central Bureau of Statistics census in 2000, the Sambas people numbered 444,929 people or 0.22% of the population of Indonesia at that time. [1]
Administratively, the Sambas Malays is a new ethnic group that appeared in the 2000 census and constitutes 12% of the population of West Kalimantan, Previously, the Sambas people was included in the Malay people in general in the 1930 census. In this regard, it is possible that the "Sambas dialect" will increase in status from a dialect to a language, namely Sambas Malay.
Language
editThe Sambas people speak Sambas Malay which is a Malayic language or also Malay dialect. This language developed during the time of the Panembahan Sambas (pre-Islam) and the Sambas Sultanate.
Sambas Malay is different from the Malay languages in Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula, The roots of the Sambas Malay vocabulary mostly come from Kendayan language and the rest come from Malay language and Iban language.
Culture
editThe Sambas people have a cultural diversity which generally has similarities with Malay culture, Some Sambas cultures that are still popular among the people of West Kalimantan from ancient times to the present day include, kain Sambas (kaing lunggi and kain songket Sambas), bubbor paddas or 'spicy porridge' (made using 'kesuma' leaves), and Sambas regional songs which really dominate regional songs in West Kalimantan and preserved from generation to generation like a song Alok Galing, Cik-Cik Periuk, Kapal Belon, and other songs. Sambas society also has traditional dances, such as the Sambas tandak dance, jepin, and other dances.
The pre-Islamic Sambas community actually had Dayak culture, this can be seen from their genealogy, ownership rights to forests, land, and customs. The pre-Islamic Sambas had a plantation and agricultural culture with agricultural equipment and a lifestyle similar even after embracing Islam, other Dayak communities' farming and agricultural culture has not changed.
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- Suku Sambas di Indonesia
- Sambas Sultanate Descents From Brunei Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Peta Bahasa di Kalimantan
- Benarkah Bahasa Sambas Merupakan Cikal-bakal Bahasa Melayu Nusantara dan Bahasa Indonesia Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Sensus Penduduk Indonesia 2010
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