Bacan people
Orang Bacan | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 3,500[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Indonesia (Bacan Islands) | |
| Languages | |
| Bacan Malay, North Moluccan Malay, and Indonesian | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Austronesian peoples |
The Bacan people (Bacan Malay: Orang Bacan) are an ethnic group of the Austronesian people from the province of North Maluku, Indonesia. They inhabit the Bacan Islands which are located southwest of the island of Halmahera. The population is 3,500 people, most of whom are Muslim.[1]
History
Before uniting into the Bacan Sultanate, the Bacan people consisted of several groups headed by ambasya or datu. During the sultanate era, the titles sangaji and kumelaha were introduced.[1]
Language
Their main language is Bacan Malay (Bahasa Melayu Bacan) from the large Austronesian language family, is an archaic variation of the Malay language.[2] This language stands out from the surrounding Malay varieties because it is not a trade language or a mixed language. The ancestors of the Bacan people are said to have emigrated from Borneo several hundred years ago, preserving their native language.[3] No language of this ethnic group has previously been identified.[4]
The Bacan Islands are also inhabited by immigrants from the island of Halmahera (the Galela and Tobelo peoples) and Makian (the Makian people).[5] The influence of other languages has had a significant impact on the form of the Bacan Malay.[1] The main means of inter-ethnic communication is North Moluccan Malay.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Hidayah, Zulyani (2015). Ensiklopedi Suku Bangsa di Indonesia (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia. p. 43. ISBN 978-979-461-929-2. OCLC 913647590.
- ^ a b Adelaar, K. Alexander (1992). Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology (PDF). Pacific Linguistics C-119. Canberra: Department of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University. p. 5. doi:10.15144/pl-c119. ISBN 978-0-85883-408-8. OCLC 26845189.
- ^ a b c Collins, James T. (2018). Penelitian Bahasa di Maluku (PDF) (in Indonesian). Ambon: Kantor Bahasa Provinsi Maluku, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan. pp. 14–18. ISBN 978-602-52601-2-4. OCLC 1099540304.
- ^ a b Bacan Malay at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
- ^ a b Melalatoa, M. Junus (1995). Ensiklopedi Suku Bangsa di Indonesia: A–K (PDF) (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Direktorat Jenderal Kebudayaan, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan. p. 68. OCLC 1027454469.