640,000 (counted as part of the local "Malays")[5]
Sweden
150–200[6]
Languages
Acehnese, Indonesian, Malay (Kedahan)[7]
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Chams, Malays, Gayo, Alas, Kluet, Nias, and Singkil
The Acehnese (also written as Atjehnese and Achinese) are an indigenous ethnic group from Aceh, Indonesia on the northernmost tip of the island of Sumatra. The area has a history of political struggle against the Dutch colonial rule. The vast majority of the Acehnese people are Muslims.[8] The Acehnese people are also referred to by other names such as Lam Muri, Lambri, Akhir, Achin, Asji, A-tse and Atse.[9][10] Their language, Acehnese, belongs to the Aceh–Chamic group of Malayo-Polynesian of the Austronesian language family.
The Acehnese were at one time partially Hinduised, as evident from their traditions and the many Sanskrit words in their language.[11] They have been Muslims for several centuries and are generally considered one of the most conservative Muslim ethnic group in Indonesia with the implementation of Sharia law in their home province of Aceh.[12][13] The estimated number of Acehnese ranges between 3,526,000 people[14] and at least 4.2 million people.[15]
The initial authentic flag of Greater Aceh region.
Traditionally, there have been many Acehnese agriculturists, metal-workers and weavers. Traditionally matrilocal, their social organisation is communal. They live in gampôngs, which combine to form districts known as mukims.[16] The golden era of Acehnese culture began in the 16th century, along with the rise of the Islamic Aceh Sultanate and later reaching its peak in the 17th century.[17] Generally, the Acehnese people are regarded as strict adherents to the Islamic faith and also as militant fighters against the colonial conquest of the Portuguese Empire and the Dutch Empire.[17][8]
Aceh came to international attention as being the hardest-hit region of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake with 120,000 people dead.
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^Acehnese. Encyclopædia Britannica. 2016 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved on 8 July 2016.
^Changing Ethnic Composition: Indonesia, 2000–2010 page 14
^Acehnese in Indonesia. 2016 Joshua Project. Retrieved on 8 July 2016.
^"Warga Aceh di Malaysia Capai 640 Ribu Orang, 25 Ribu di Antaranya Sudah Punya Kedai". Serambinews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 14 May 2022.
^Klinker, Karl (2014). Unlikely Advocates of the Liberal Creed: Strategies of Framing in the Acehnese Diaspora in Sweden (Master's Degree). Lund University Department of Political Science. p. 26. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
^Stefanie Pillai; Wen-Yi Soh; Yunisrina Qismullah Yusuf (2015). "Perceptions about One's Heritage Language: The Case of the Acehnese in Kampung Aceh and Malacca Portuguese-Eurasians in the Portuguese Settlement in Malaysia". Kemanusiaan. 22 (2). Universiti Sains Malaysia: 69, 77–9.
^ abAnthony Reid (2006). Verandah of Violence. pp. 12–16.
^Dr. Zulyani Hidayah (2015). Ensiklopedi Suku Bangsa di Indonesia. Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia. p. 3. ISBN 978-97-946-1929-2.
^"Abui, Barue in Indonesia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
^One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Achin". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 144–145.
^"Aceh fully enforces sharia". The Jakarta Post. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
^"Aceh to implement tougher law, punishments from Friday". The Jakarta Post. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
^"Acehnese". Joshua Project. 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
^"Acehnese". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
^Chisholm 1911.
^ abJames B. Minahan (2012). Ethnic Groups of South Asia and the Pacific: An Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-15-988-4660-7.
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