Belait people

Belait
	People of Belait in 2023
Regions with significant populations
	Brunei
Languages
	Belait, Malay
Religion
	Islam
Related ethnic groups
	Kiput, Dali, Miriek, Tutong, Dusun (Brunei)

Last updated February 06, 2025

The Belait people are a Bruneian ethnic group native to Belait District. They traditionally speak the Belait language. They are predominantly Muslim.^[1] They are officially one of the seven ethnic groups which make up the Bruneian Malay race.^{[ citation needed ]}

Origin

The Belait people originated from the merger between two ethnic groups, namely the Belait jati (i.e. the 'native' Belait) and the Lemeting or Meting.^[2]^[3] The latter was originally native to Tinjar River, a tributary of the Baram River in Sarawak, Malaysia; they later migrated to the area of, and eventually integrated with, the 'native' Belait.^[2]^[3]

Language

The Belait language, the traditional language of the Belait people, is an Austronesian language within the sub-group Malayo-Polynesian. The language is considered "seriously" endangered; it is claimed that there are "almost no younger speakers".^[4]

Notable people

Kefli Razali (born 1940), naval officer^[5]
Yusoff Abdul Hamid (born 1949), politician and diplomat^[6]
Norsiah Abdul Gapar (born 1952), a recipient of the S.E.A. Write Award 2009^[7]
Suyoi Osman (born 1952), politician and minister ^[8]
Mustappa Sirat (born 1957), a politician and minister ^[9]
Rozan Yunos (born 1963), a civil servant and writer^[10]
Abu Sufian Ali (born 1966), diplomat
Zulkhairy Razali (born 1996), footballer who plays striker for Indera SC ^[11]
Maizurah Abdul Rahim (born 1999), sprinter ^[12]
Abdul Hariz Herman (born 2000), footballer for MS ABDB
Jefri Syafiq Ishak (born 2002), footballer for Kuala Belait FC
Shari Ahmad, military officer^[13]
Salleh Bostaman, businessman and politician

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References

Citations

↑ Martin 1996, p. 200.
1 2 Martin 1996, p. 201.
1 2 Hughes-Hallett 1938, p. 102.
↑ McLellan 2014, p. 17.
↑ "Berita - Bergotong-royong membersihkan Tanah Perkuburan..." www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
↑ Sidhu, Jatswan S. (22 December 2009). Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam. Scarecrow Press. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-8108-7078-9.
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Keluaran Khas Sempena Pelantikan Menteri-Menteri Kabinet dan Timbalan-Timbalan Menteri" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 12 June 2010. pp. 3, 7.
↑ "Keluaran Khas Sempena Pelantikan Menteri-Menteri Kabinet dan Timbalan-Timbalan Menteri" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 12 June 2010. p. 7.
↑ "HAJI MOHD ROZAN". Prime Minister's Office, Brunei Darussalam. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
↑ "Battered but still standing". The Brunei Times . 29 November 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
↑ "Double gold for Fakhri at Brunei Open". BruSports News. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
↑ "Pegawai2 Kadet Dari Brunei Tamat Berlateh Di-Victoria" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 28 December 1966. p. 3.

Sources

Hughes-Hallett, H. (July 1938). "An Account of a Berhantu Ceremony called "Perakong" by the Orang Belait of Brunei". Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society . 16 (1 #130): 102–108. JSTOR 41559907.
Martin, Peter W. (1996). "Sociohistorical Determinants of Language Shift among the Belait Community in the Sultanate of Brunei". Anthropos . 91 (1/3): 199–207. JSTOR 40465282.
McLellan, James (2014). "Strategies for revitalizing endangered Borneo languages: A comparison between Negara Brunei Darussalam and Sarawak, Malaysia" (PDF). Southeast Asia. 14: 14–22. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

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[FOOTNOTEMartin1996200-1] Martin 1996, p. 200.

[FOOTNOTEMartin1996201-2] 1 2 Martin 1996, p. 201.

[FOOTNOTEHughes-Hallett1938102-3] 1 2 Hughes-Hallett 1938, p. 102.

[FOOTNOTEMcLellan201417-4] McLellan 2014, p. 17.

[:0-5] "Berita - Bergotong-royong membersihkan Tanah Perkuburan..." www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

[:3-6] Sidhu, Jatswan S. (22 December 2009). Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam. Scarecrow Press. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-8108-7078-9.

[7] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[:6-8] "Keluaran Khas Sempena Pelantikan Menteri-Menteri Kabinet dan Timbalan-Timbalan Menteri" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 12 June 2010. pp. 3, 7.

[9] "Keluaran Khas Sempena Pelantikan Menteri-Menteri Kabinet dan Timbalan-Timbalan Menteri" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 12 June 2010. p. 7.

[:12-10] "HAJI MOHD ROZAN". Prime Minister's Office, Brunei Darussalam. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

[11] "Battered but still standing". The Brunei Times . 29 November 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

[12] "Double gold for Fakhri at Brunei Open". BruSports News. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

[:04-13] "Pegawai2 Kadet Dari Brunei Tamat Berlateh Di-Victoria" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 28 December 1966. p. 3.

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