Acehnese

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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.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Acehnese language 10
Acehnese canonical 6
Acehnese society 1

How this entity was disambiguated

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
languageFamily Austronesian languages
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

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Referenced by (17)

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

Sumatra hasEthnicGroup Acehnese
Sumatra hasLanguage Acehnese
this entity surface form: Acehnese language
Greater North Borneo languages hasExampleLanguage Acehnese
this entity surface form: Acehnese language
Acehnese primaryLanguage Acehnese self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Acehnese language
Aceh language Acehnese
this entity surface form: Acehnese language
Jawi script usedForLanguage Acehnese
this entity surface form: Acehnese language
Austronesian linguistics studies Acehnese
this entity surface form: Acehnese language
Aceh Sultanate language Acehnese
Chamic languages hasPart Acehnese
this entity surface form: Acehnese language
Utsat language relatedTo Acehnese
this entity surface form: Acehnese language
Cham language closelyRelatedTo Acehnese
this entity surface form: Acehnese language
Banda Aceh localLanguage Acehnese
Snouck Hurgronje areaOfExpertise Acehnese
this entity surface form: Acehnese society
Flag of Aceh languageAssociation Acehnese
this entity surface form: Acehnese language
Cham relatedEthnicGroup Acehnese