Belait people
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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
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 River in Sarawak, Malaysia; they later migrated to the area of, and eventually integrated with, the 'native' Belait.[2][3]
Language
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]
Notable people
- Kefli Razali (born 1940), naval officer[5]
- Yusoff Abdul Hamid (born 1949), politician and diplomat[6]
- Norsiah Abdul Gapar (born 1952), a recipient of the S.E.A. Write Award 2009[7]
- Suyoi Osman (born 1952), politician and minister[8]
- Mustappa Sirat (born 1957), a politician and minister[9]
- Rozan Yunos (born 1963), a civil servant and writer[10]
- Abu Sufian Ali (born 1966), diplomat
- Zulkhairy Razali (born 1996), footballer who plays striker for Indera SC[11]
- Maizurah Abdul Rahim (born 1999), sprinter[12]
- Abdul Hariz Herman (born 2000), footballer for MS ABDB
- Jefri Syafiq Ishak (born 2002), footballer for Kuala Belait FC
- Shari Ahmad, military officer[13]
- Salleh Bostaman, businessman and politician
References
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