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The bale kulkul or bale kul-kul (Balinese "drum pavilion") is a Balinese pavilion where a slit-log drum (Balinese kulkul) is placed. It is essentially a drum tower or a watch tower. A bale kulkul can has a civic function, such as those used in villages as a mean of communication; or for religious function, an integral part of Balinese temple ...
In the Dutch East Indies the Minahasa people identified strongly with the Dutch language, culture and the Protestant faith – so strongly, in fact, that when Indonesia became independent in 1945 certain factions of political elites of the region even pleaded with the Dutch to let it become a province of the Netherlands. [14]
Betawi language. The Betawi language, also known as Betawi Malay, is a Malay-based creole language. It was the only Malay-based dialect spoken on the northern coast of Java; other northern Java coastal areas are overwhelmingly dominated by Javanese dialects, while some parts speak Madurese and Sundanese.
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.
Map of Indonesia This is a list of places in Indonesia having standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as " town twinning " (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
The origins of the Bantenese people; which are closely related to the Banten Sultanate, are different from the Cirebonese people who are not part of the Sundanese people or the Javanese people (unless it is from the result of a mixture of two major cultures, namely Sundanese and Javanese).
Batak is a collective term used to identify a number of closely related Austronesian ethnic groups predominantly found in North Sumatra, Indonesia, who speak Batak languages.
Baduy people (Indonesian: Orang Baduy/Orang Sunda Baduy; Sundanese: ᮅᮛᮀ ᮘᮓᮥᮚ᮪/ᮅᮛᮀ ᮊᮔᮦᮊᮦᮞ᮪, romanized: Urang Baduy/Urang Kanékés) (sometimes spelled as Badui or Kanékés) are an indigenous Sundanese ethnic group native to the southeastern part of Banten, specifically Lebak Regency, Banten, Indonesia.