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The Toubou or Tubu (from Old Tebu, meaning "rock people" [8]) are an ethnic group native to the Tibesti Mountains [9] that inhabit the central Sahara in northern Chad, southern Libya, northeastern Niger, and northwestern Sudan. They live either as herders and nomads or as farmers near oases. Their society is clan-based, with each clan having ...
Indonesian slang vernacular (Indonesian: bahasa gaul, Betawi: basa gaul), or Jakarta colloquial speech (Indonesian: bahasa informal, bahasa sehari-hari) is a term that subsumes various urban vernacular and non-standard styles of expression used throughout Indonesia that are not necessarily mutually intelligible.
The word Tebu can refer to the Tubu people in Chad, Niger and Libya the Tebu languages spoken by the Tubu people; Tebu is also a name for sugar cane in Indonesia; TEBU Abrv. in railroad terminology, a "Tractive Effort Booster Unit", or Slug; Teerbedrijf Uithoorn (TEBU), Dutch coal tar processing company; Tebu mountain, high point in Apetina ...
Orang bunian are described as beautiful, dressed in ancient Southeast Asian style, and nearly identical to humans in appearance. Some mythological accounts describe the lack of a philtrum . Modern depictions of Orang bunian deviate from the traditional folklore by including elf-like features, pointed ears, high fantasy -influenced attire, or ...
The study of Indonesian etymology and loan words reflects its historical and social context. Examples include the early Sanskrit borrowings, probably during the Srivijaya period, the borrowings from Arabic and Persian, especially during the time of the establishment of Islam, and words borrowed from Dutch during the colonial period.
Negeri Sembilan Malay (Baso Nogoghi or Baso Nismilan; Malay: Bahasa Melayu Negeri Sembilan; Jawi: بهاس ملايو نڬري سمبيلن) is an Austronesian language spoken mainly in the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan, including parts of Hulu Langat District in southeastern Selangor, Alor Gajah and parts of Jasin District in northern Malacca, and parts of Segamat District in the ...
While the word "kabau" undisputedly translates to "buffalo", the word "minang" is traditionally known as the pinang fruit chewed with sirih leaves. But there is also a folklore that mention that term Minangkabau came from a popular legend that was derived from a territorial dispute between a people and a prince from a neighbouring region.
The percentage of Muslims among the Orang Asli in 1997 was 11.1% in Selangor, 9.2% in Negeri Sembilan, and 14.0% in Melaka. While the percentage among Temuan Muslims was 1,928 people, including 976 people in the state of Selangor, 592 people in the state of Negeri Sembilan, 241 person in the state of Pahang, 118 people in the state of Melaka ...