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  2. Chinese Indonesian surname - Wikipedia

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    In employing this strategy, individuals translate their Chinese name into Indonesian, Indonesian regional languages, or common non-native names in Indonesia, such as those with Arabic or Sanskrit influence. For example, Sofjan Wanandi translated his surname Liem (林), which meant "forest", to the old Javanese word "wana".

  3. Padang Pariaman Regency - Wikipedia

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    Padang Pariaman Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 1,343.58 km 2, and it had a population of 390,204 at the 2010 census [2] and 430,626 at the 2020 census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 451,388 - comprising 226,435 males and 224,953 females. [1] The regency seat is at the town of Parit ...

  4. Padang metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    Padang metropolitan area or officially Palapa; (acronym of "Padang-Lubuk Alung/Padang Pariaman-Pariaman") is a metropolitan area located in Indonesia.This area includes Padang city and its surrounding areas such as Padang city, Pariaman city, Padang Pariaman Regency with later include Solok city and Solok Regency (part) due to increase mobility between area.

  5. Pariaman - Wikipedia

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    Pariaman (Jawi: ڤريامن ‎), is a coastal city in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Pariaman covers an area of 73.36 km 2 (28 sq mi), with a 12 km (7 mi) coastline. It had a population of 79,043 at the 2010 Census [ 2 ] and 94,224 at the 2020 census; [ 3 ] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 97,206 - comprising 49,131 males and 48,075 females ...

  6. Chinese Indonesians - Wikipedia

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    Javanese writer Pramoedya Ananta Toer later criticized the policies in his 1961 book Hoakiau di Indonesia. An integrationist movement, led by the Chinese-Indonesian organisation Baperki ( Badan Permusjawaratan Kewarganegaraan Indonesia ), began to gather interest in 1963, including that of President Sukarno .

  7. Culture of Indonesia - Wikipedia

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    The culture of Indonesia (Indonesian: Budaya Indonesia) has been shaped by the interplay of indigenous customs and diverse foreign influences.With over 600 distinct ethnic groups, including significant Austronesian and Melanesian cultures, contributing to its rich traditions, languages, and customs, Indonesia is a melting pot of diversity.

  8. Minangkabau people - Wikipedia

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    The Dutch East India Company first acquired gold at Pariaman in 1651, but later moved south to Padang to avoid interference from the Acehnese occupiers. In 1663 the Dutch agreed to protect and liberate local villages from the Acehnese in return for a trading monopoly, and as a result setup trading posts at Painan and Padang. Until early in the ...

  9. Chinese translation theory - Wikipedia

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    Chinese translation theory was born out of contact with vassal states during the Zhou dynasty.It developed through translations of Buddhist scripture into Chinese.It is a response to the universals of the experience of translation and to the specifics of the experience of translating from specific source languages into Chinese.