Loloan Malays
| Total population | |
|---|---|
 Indonesia: 28,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Bali (mainly in Jembrana): 28,000 | |
| Languages | |
| Balinese Malay, Balinese, Indonesian | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Sunni Islam[1][2] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Malay, Balinese |
Loloan Malays or Balinese Malays (Malay: Melayu Loloan; Jawi: ملايو لولون; Balinese: ᬮᭀᬮᭀᬯᬦ᭄) are a sub-ethnic group of the Malay who have lived in East Loloan and West Loloan villages, Jembrana, Bali, Indonesia, since the 17th century.[3] There are approximately 28,000 Loloan Malays living in Bali.[4]
The Loloan Malays are predominantly Sunni Muslim, which is distinguished from the majority Balinese ethnic group who are predominantly Hindu.[1]
History
The arrival of Malays in Bali was recorded in 1669 when four ulama and their followers arrived in Jembrana to spread the teachings of Islam in Bali. This mission was permitted by King of Jembrana namely I Gusti Arya Pancoran. The four scholars are Dawan Sirajuddin from Sarawak, Empire of Brunei; Sheikh Basir of Yemen, Ottoman Empire; Mohammad Yasin from Makassar; and Syihabbudin who also comes from Makassar.[5]
In 1799, four ships from Pontianak City, Pontianak Sultanate arrived in Jembrana and were welcomed by the King of Jembrana namely Putu Seloka. The delegation was led by Syarif Abdullah Yahya al-Qadri and brought a scholar from Terengganu namely Muhammad Ya'qub. By King of Jembrana, the group was allowed to live on 80 hectares of land in Loloan Barat (West Loloan) and Loloan Timur (East Loloan).[5]
However, according to the Loloan elder, Haji Achmad Damannuri, the development of Balinese Malay society was the result of encounters between Buginese who initially fled to Perancak, Jembrana from the pursuit of VOC in Makassar in 1653 with a scholar from Sarawak, Buyut Lebai, in 1675 who taught Islam using Malay as the instruction language. The Buginese people then received approval from Jembrana to occupy the Loloan area.[6]
Another study conducted by the Udayana University academics agrees with Haji Achmad Damannuri's narrative, suggesting that the Balinese Malay was the result of mixed marriages between the Buginese people who were allowed to settle in Loloan and the Balinese who lived in the vicinity. The second wave of Balinese Malay identity formation in Loloan was explained by the arrival of migrants from Pontianak which also led to mixed marriages.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b Sosiowati, I Gusti Ayu Gde; Arka, I Wayan; Aryawibawa, I Nyoman; Widiastuti, Ni Made Ayu (2019). "Domain change and ethnolinguistic vitality: Evidence from the fishing lexicon of Loloan Malay". Language Documentation & Conservation. 13: 587–617.
Apart from the Malay language, Loloan Malay have a strong ethno-religious identity and the Loloan Malay people consider themselves ethnically distinct from the Balinese. In addition, they consider that their identity as Muslims separates them from the Balinese, who are Hindus (589)
- ^ Sumarsono (1993). Pemertahanan bahasa Melayu Loloan di Bali. Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa.
- ^ Suparwa, I Nyoman (2020-06-26). "Balinese Malay Language in the Hands of Young Generation". Scientific of Udayana Networking. Badung, Indonesia: Udayana University. Archived from the original on 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- ^ Lukman Ismail (18 June 2016). "Melayu-Bali kekal tradisi". Utusan Online (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ a b ISMAIL, LUKMAN. "Melayu-Bali kekal tradisi". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
- ^ Asdhiana, I Made (ed.). "Menyambangi Kampung Islam di Loloan Bali". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- ^ Sumarsono. "Guyup Minoritas Melayu Loloan di Bali dan Bahasanya" (PDF).