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  2. Hygge - Wikipedia

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    As a cultural category with its sets of associated practices, hygge has more or less the same meaning in both places and in both languages; [1] however, the emphasis on hygge as a core part of Danish culture is a recent phenomenon, dating to the late 20th century. In the 21st century, the concept has also been familiarized abroad.

  3. Talk:Hygge - Wikipedia

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    The little book of hygge. It is the only source that is cited in the section. - Mr. Melk does not seem to be aware of that the English word hug is unrelated to hygge and to the English word hugge. The English word hugge has a known origin which is ug and it does not mean "... to embrace". Hug according to OED: "Appears late in 16th cent ...

  4. List of ethnic groups in Indonesia by population - Wikipedia

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    The new classification categorized 1,331 coded ethnicities from the census into more than 600 groups instead of just 31 in the initial classification, [4] completely dissolved the placeholder "ethnic groups from X" categories to better capture the diversity of Indonesia's ethnic demography, [5] corrected misplaced groups and subgroups, [6] and ...

  5. Ethnic groups in Indonesia - Wikipedia

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    Mardijkers: Their name means "freeman" and derives from the Dutch pronunciation of the Malay word "merdeka", which means "free". The ancestors of the Mardijkers were enslaved by the Portuguese in India, Africa and the Malay Peninsula. They were brought to Indonesia by the Dutch East India Company and were freed right after being settled here.

  6. List of English words of Indonesian origin - Wikipedia

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    The following is a partial list of English words of Indonesian origin. The loanwords in this list may be borrowed or derived, either directly or indirectly, from the Indonesian language . Some words may also be borrowed from Malay during the British colonial period in British Malaya , or during the short period of British rule in Java .

  7. List of loanwords in Indonesian - Wikipedia

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    Conversely, many words of Malay-Indonesian origin have also been borrowed into English. Words borrowed into English (e.g., bamboo, orangutan, dugong, amok, and even "cooties") generally entered through Malay language by way of British colonial presence in Malaysia and Singapore, similar to the way the Dutch have been borrowing words from the ...

  8. Mythology of Indonesia - Wikipedia

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    The mythology of Indonesia is very diverse, the Indonesian people consisting of hundreds of ethnic groups, each with their own myths and legends that explain the origin of their people, the tales of their ancestors and the demons or deities in their belief systems. The tendency to syncretize by overlying older traditions with newer foreign ...

  9. Malay Indonesians - Wikipedia

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    Malay Indonesians (Malay/Indonesian: Orang Melayu Indonesia; Jawi: اورڠ ملايو ايندونيسيا ‎) are ethnic Malays living throughout Indonesia. They are one of the indigenous peoples of the country. [5] Indonesian, the national language of Indonesia, is a standardized form of Riau Malay.