Mangole people

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Mangole
Yafai Mangon, Soa Mangon [1]
Kawata village in Mangole, Indonesia.jpg
The Mangole people in Kawata village is harvesting on a coconut plantation.
Total population
4,000–7,000 [2]
Regions with significant populations
Indonesia (Sula Islands)
Languages
Mangole, Sula Malay  [ id ], and Indonesian
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Taliabu  • Sula  • Buru

The Mangole people (Mangole: Yafai Mangon or Soa Mangon), [1] also known as Mangoli or Mangon, [3] is an ethnic group that inhabits Mangole Island in the western part of Maluku Islands, Indonesia. They are classified as a sub-groups of the Sula people, collectively called the Yafai Gareha, consisting of the Fagudu, Falahu, Fatcei, and the Mangon (Mangole) themselves. [4] Administratively, the area inhabited by the Mangole people is included in the Sula Islands Regency in the province of North Maluku. The population is around 4,000 to 7,000 people, all of whom are Muslim. [2]

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Population

The Mangole (Mangon) people number between 4,000 and 7,000. They primarily inhabit Mangole Island and two additional settlements on Sanana Island, namely Mangon and Malbufa villages. [2]

Religion

Among the other sub-groups of Sula people, they are all Muslims, including the Mangole people. Islam has existed there since the 16th century during the reign of the Sultanate of Ternate, which ruled through its vassals in the Sula Islands, known by the title sangaji. [5]

Language

The native language of the Mangole (Mangon) people is the Mangole language, which is known as a dialect or sometimes even separate from the Sula language. Another variety of mangole spoken on Sanana Island is different from that spoken on Mangole Island. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bupati Sula dan Imam Soa Gareha Hadiri Sunatan Massal". www.lintastimur.co.id (in Indonesian). Lintas Timur. 2023-02-17. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
  2. 1 2 3 Hidayah, Zulyani (2015). Ensiklopedi Suku Bangsa di Indonesia (in Indonesian). ISBN   9789794619292. OCLC   913647590.
  3. ↑ Bloyd, Tobias. "Chapter 2: dialects. part 1". www.bahasasula.com. Bahasa Sula. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Mengenal Ritual Penyerahan Upeti dari Yafai Gareha kepada Sangaji di Sula". kumparan.com (in Indonesian). Kumparan. 2022. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
  5. ↑ Upara, Amanah (16 February 2021). "Dinamika Suku Sula di Era Modernisasi". www.koranmalut.co.id (in Indonesian). Koran Malut. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Bloyd, Tobias S. (2020). Sula: Its language, land, and people. Honolulu: University of Hawaii. OCLC   8640650001.
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