18 Tribes and Ethnicities in Indonesia

Tribes and Ethnicities in Indonesia - Bhinneka Tunggal Ika. Different but one. The difference is the unifying of this country. This is Indonesia. An archipelagic country stretching from Sabang to Merauke. Not only rich in tourism, culinary, tradition, but also rich in tribes. And each of these tribes has a long history. In this discussion we have also try to make the information can be deep and interesting.

“ There are hundreds of ethnic groups in Indonesia. The list below is only partially representative of each province in Indonesia, in Indonesia there are 1,340 Ethnic Tribes, 300 Ethnic Groups and 746 number of Indonesian regional languages “

 ACEH TRIBE FROM ACEH
The tribes that inhabit Aceh Province are Aceh, Gayo, Alas, Kluet, Melayu Tamiang, Haloban, Devayan, Sigulai, Julu, Singkil, Aneuk Jamee, Simelue, and Pulau. The Acehnese in pre-modern times lived matrilocally and communally. They live in settlements called gampong. The alliance of the gampong forms a mukim. The golden age of Aceh culture began in the 16th century, with the glory of the Islamic kingdom of Aceh Darussalam, and then reached its peak in the 17th century. The Acehnese are generally known to hold true to the teachings of Islam.

 BATAK TRIBE FROM NORTH SUMATRA
The tribes in the province of North Sumatra are Batak Karo, Batak Simalungun, Batak Fakfak, Batak Angkola, Batak Toba, Melayu, Nias, Mandailing Batak, and Maya Maya. The Batak tribe is a collective theme to identify some ethnic groups who live and come from Tapanuli and North Sumatra. Ethnic groups that are categorized as Batak are Batak Toba, Batak Karo, Batak Pakpak, Batak Simalungun, Batak Angkola, and Batak Mandailing.

 MINANGKABAU TRIBE FROM WEST SUMATRA
The tribes who live in the province of West Sumatra are Minangkabau, Malay, and Mentawai, Tanjung Kato, Panyali, Caniago, Sikumbang, and Gusci. The Minangkabau tribe or abbreviated Minang adheres to the matrilineal kinship system, and is identical with the Islamic religion. In a lay conversation, Minang people are often equated as Padang people, referring to the name of the capital city of West Sumatra province of Padang. However, they would usually refer to his group as urang awak, meaning the same as the Minang people themselves

 TRIBE AKIT FROM RIAU
The tribe in Riau Province is Tribe of children in, Malay, Akit, Talang Mamak, Forest, Sakai, Laut, Bunoi. The Tribe Akit is an indigenous tribe who inhabit Rupat Island precisely in District Bengkalis Bengkalis District. This tribe has long inhabited this island before other tribes make this island as a place to live.

 SAKAI TRIBE FROM THE RIAU ISLANDS
The tribes in Riau Islands Province are Malay, Siak, Sakai, Kubu, Kerinci, Bajau, Batin, Penghulu. As for the Sakai Tribe in the opinion of some scholars, it is a mixture of the Wedoid people with Minangkabau people who migrated around the 14th century.

 KERINCI TRIBE FROM JAMBI
The tribes in Jambi Province are Batin, Kerinci, Penghulu, Pedah, Malay, Jambi, Kubu, and Bajau. The Kerinci Tribe, whose name comes from the Tamil language, is the name of the kurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) grown in South India at altitudes above 1800 m that bloom once for twelve years. Therefore Kurinji also refers to the mountainous area. It is certain that Kerinci's relationship with India has been established for a long time and Kerinci's own name is given by Indian Tamil merchants.

 MUSI TRIBE FROM SOUTH SUMATRA
The tribes that inhabit South Sumatra Province are Malay, Kikim, Semenda, Komering, Pasemah, Latitude, Pegagah, Rawas, Sekak Rambang, Lembak, Kubu, Ogan, Gumay, Panukal, Bilida, Musi, Rejang and Ranau. The Musi tribe, also known as the Sekayu Tribe, is a collective theme to identify some tribes originating and settling along the banks of the Musi River.

 MELAYU TRIBE FROM BANGKA BELITUNG
The tribes that inhabit Bangka Belitung Province are Malay, Java, Sunda, Bugis, Banten, Banjar, Madura, Palembang, Minang, Aceh, Flores, Maluku, Manado. As for the Malay Tribe, its name comes from the Kingdom of Malayu that once existed in the area of Sungai Batang Hari. In its development, the Malay Kingdom eventually subdued and became subordinate to the Sriwijaya Kingdom. The use of the term Malay extends well beyond Sumatra, following the territory of the Sriwijaya empire that progresses to Java, Kalimantan, and the Malay Peninsula. So the Melayu Peninsular comes from Sumatra.

 LAMPUNG TRIBE FROM LAMPUNG
The tribes in Lampung Province are Coastal, Pubian, Sungkai, Semenda, Seputih, Tulang Bawang, Krui Abung, Pasemah, Java, Sunda, Batak, Melayu, Lampung (Sebatin and Pepadun). The Lampung tribe was once part of the Sriwijaya Kingdom centered in Jambi and controlled parts of Southeast Asia including Lampung and triumphed until the 11th century.

 BETAWI TRIBE FROM JAKARTA
The tribes in the Province of DKI Jakarta are Betawi, Java, Sundanese. The Betawi tribe has a jumbo doll known as ondel-ondel.

 SUNDA TRIBE FROM WEST JAVA
The tribe in West Java Province is the Sundanese tribe. The Sundanese are the second largest ethnic group in Indonesia, after the Javanese. Sundanese famous with this Angklung instrument also has a unique musical instrument called Karinding.

 BADUY TRIBE FROM BANTEN
The tribes in Banten Province are Baduy, Sunda, and Banten. The Baduy tribe has a population of about 5,000 to 8,000 people, and they are one of the tribes that apply isolation from the outside world. In addition they also have a taboo belief to be photographed, especially the inhabitants of the Baduy region.

 SAMIN TRIBE FROM CENTRAL JAVA
Ethnic groups in Central Java Province are Java, Karimun, and Samin. The Samin Suku is a descendant of the followers Samin Surosentiko who teach sedulur sikep. Samin groups prefer to be called "wong sikep", because the word samin for them contains a negative meaning.

 JAVA TRIBE FROM YOGYAKARTA
The tribe that inhabits the Special Province of Yogyakarta is the Tribe of Java. Not only in Yogyakarta, Javanese tribe which is the largest tribe in Indonesia also comes from Central Java and East Java. There is also a Javanese tribe located in Suriname state, South America because in the Dutch colonial period this tribe was brought there as a worker and now the Javanese tribe there known as Java Suriname.

 MADURA TRIBE FROM MADURA
The tribes that inhabit East Java Province are Java, Madura, Tengger, and Osing. As for the Madurese ethnic group with a large population in Indonesia, the number of approximately 20,179,356 million people (census 2014).

 BALI AGA TRIBE FROM BALI
The tribes that inhabit Bali province are Bali Aga, and Bali Majapahit. As for the Balinese Tribe There is one of the subribs of the Balinese who consider them as the indigenous population of Bali.

 DANI TRIBE FROM WEST PAPUA
The tribes in West Papua Province are Mey Brat, Arfak, Asmat, Dani, and Sentan. The Dani tribe has been known for hundreds of years as a skilled farmer and has used tools such as stone axes, knives made from animal bones, bamboo and spears made using well-known quarry and very heavy.

 ASMAT TRIBE FROM PAPUA
The tribes that inhabit Papua Province are Sentani, Dani, Amungme, Nimboran, Jagai, Asmat, and Tobati. The Asmat Papuan is known for its unique wood carvings. The Asmat population is divided into two groups: those living on the coast and those living in the interior. These two populations differ from one another in terms of dialect, way of life, social structure and ritual. The coastal population is further divided into two parts: the Bisman tribe that lies between the Sinesty river and the Nin river and the Simai tribe.