Berau Malays

**Berau people**
**Berau Malays / Berau Benua**
Total population
	20,000
Regions with significant populations
	Indonesia (East Kalimantan):12,000
Languages
	Berau Malay, Banjar, Indonesian
Religion
	Islam
Related ethnic groups
	Malay, Dayak, Kutai, Banjar, Bugis

The Berau people, also known as Berau Malays or Berau Benua is a sub-ethnic group of Malays that lives in Berau, in the north of East Kalimantan province, Indonesia.^[2] The Berau culture began with the former Berau Sultanate, an Islamic kingdom established in Kalimantan in the 14th century to the early 1700s.^[3] They speak Berau language or Berau Malay, which is a variant of Malay.

Folk songs[edit]

Kabbar Di Rantau^[4]
Mun Rangat Akhirnya^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Berau in Indonesia".
^ K. Alexander Adelaar & Nikolaus Himmelmann (2005). The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780700712861.
^ Krystof Obidzinski & Christopher M. Barr (2003). The Effects of Decentralization on Forests and Forest Industries in Berau District, East Kalimantan. CIFOR. ISBN 97-987-6486-2.
^ "Kabbar Di Rantau". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
^ "Mun Rangat Akhirnya". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2014.

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[1] "Berau in Indonesia".

[2] K. Alexander Adelaar & Nikolaus Himmelmann (2005). The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780700712861.

[3] Krystof Obidzinski & Christopher M. Barr (2003). The Effects of Decentralization on Forests and Forest Industries in Berau District, East Kalimantan. CIFOR. ISBN 97-987-6486-2.

[4] "Kabbar Di Rantau". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2014.

[5] "Mun Rangat Akhirnya". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2014.

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