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Belait
People of Belait in 2023
Regions with significant populations
Brunei
Languages
Belait, Malay
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Tutong, Dusun (Brunei)

The Belait people are a Bruneian ethnic group native to Belait District. They traditionally speak the Belait language. They are predominantly Muslim.[1] They are officially one of the seven ethnic groups which make up the Bruneian Malay race.[citation needed]

Origin[edit]

The Belait people originated from the merger between two ethnic groups, namely the Belait jati (i.e. the 'native' Belait) and the Lemeting or Meting.[2][3] The latter was originally native to Tinjar River, a tributary of the Baram RiverinSarawak, Malaysia; they later migrated to the area of, and eventually integrated with, the 'native' Belait.[2][3]

Language[edit]

The Belait language, the traditional language of the Belait people, is an Austronesian language within the sub-group Malayo-Polynesian. The language is considered "seriously" endangered; it is claimed that there are "almost no younger speakers".[4]

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ Martin 1996, p. 200.
  • ^ a b Martin 1996, p. 201.
  • ^ a b Hughes-Hallett 1938, p. 102.
  • ^ McLellan 2014, p. 17.
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