Acehnese

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ethnic group indigenous people

The Acehnese are an indigenous ethnic group of northern Sumatra in Indonesia, known for their distinct Acehnese language, strong Islamic heritage, and historical role as seafaring traders and rulers of the Aceh Sultanate.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Acehnese language 4

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ
capitalRegionCity Banda Aceh ⓘ
country Indonesia ⓘ
cuisine Acehnese cuisine ⓘ
culturalHeritage strong Islamic heritage ⓘ
culturalIdentity strong Islamic identity ⓘ
danceTradition Saman dance ⓘ
Seudati dance ⓘ
diasporaCountry Malaysia ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ
Singapore ⓘ
ethnonymInOwnLanguage Aceh ⓘ
surface form: Urang Acèh
hasHistoricalPolity Aceh Sultanate ⓘ
historicalAdversary Dutch colonial empire ⓘ
historicalConflict Aceh War ⓘ
historicallyUsedScript Jawi script ⓘ
historicalPeakPeriod 16th and 17th centuries ⓘ
historicalReligionCenter Aceh Sultanate ⓘ
historicalRole rulers of the Aceh Sultanate ⓘ
seafaring traders ⓘ
historicalTitleOfRegion Verandah of Mecca ⓘ
languageBranch Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily Austronesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn Sumatra ⓘ
mainProvince Aceh ⓘ
surface form: Aceh Province
majorityReligion Islam ⓘ
maritimeOrientation Indian Ocean ⓘ
musicTradition Acehnese traditional music ⓘ
nativeTo North Sumatra ⓘ
surface form: northern Sumatra
notablePortCity Banda Aceh ⓘ
partOf Malay world ⓘ
populationCountry Indonesia ⓘ
primaryLanguage Acehnese self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Acehnese language
primaryRegion Aceh ⓘ
recognizedAs indigenous ethnic group of northern Sumatra ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Gayo people ⓘ
Malay peoples ⓘ
surface form: Malay people

Minangkabau ⓘ
surface form: Minangkabau people
religion Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
religiousInstitutionInfluence Islamic boarding schools (dayah) ⓘ
religiousLawInfluence Sharia ⓘ
tradeNetworkRegion Strait of Malacca ⓘ
traditionalEconomy maritime trade ⓘ
pepper trade ⓘ
traditionalReligionBeforeIslam Hindu-Buddhist beliefs ⓘ
usesScript Latin script ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sumatra → hasEthnicGroup → Acehnese ⓘ
this entity surface form: Acehnese language
Sumatra → hasLanguage → Acehnese ⓘ
this entity surface form: Acehnese language
Aceh → language → Acehnese ⓘ
this entity surface form: Acehnese language
Acehnese → primaryLanguage → Acehnese self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Acehnese language