Alas people
The Alas people are an ethnic group that inhabits Southeast Aceh Regency, Aceh, Indonesia. They speak the Alas language, which is related to the Batak languages.
![]() Pemamanan tradition of the Alas people. | |
Total population | |
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85,600[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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Languages | |
Alas language, Indonesian | |
Religion | |
Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Gayo people, Kluet people, Karo people (Indonesia) |
Languages
Alas people uses the Alas language (Cekhok Alas) on a daily basis. This language is part of the Austronesian languages of the Kluet people in Aceh Selatan Regency, which also uses a very similar language with the language of the Alas people.[2] The Alas language also uses many similar vocabulary with Karo language of the Karo people in North Sumatra.[3] It is estimated that 80,000 people spoke the language in 2000.[4] It is thought that the Alas language might have originated from Batak languages.[3] Although Alas people live in Aceh Province, the language they use is very different with Acehnese.
Surnames
The Alas names often include the family name or Marga (Batak) such as:[5]
- Bangko
- Deski
- Keling
- Kepale Dese
- Keruas
- Pagan
- Selian
- Acih
- Beruh
- Gale
- Kekaro
- Mahe
- Menalu
- Mencawan
- Munthe
- Pase
- Pelis
- Pinim
- Ramin
- Ramud
- Sambo
- Sekedang
- Sugihen
- Sepayung
- Sebayang
- Teriga
Crafts
The Alas people are also known to work on traditional crafts like:
- Nemet (weaving of Rumbia leaves)
- Mbayu amak (Pandan mat)
- Bordir (customary attire)
- Blacksmith (Pisau Bekhemu, a traditional blade from Aceh Tenggara Regency)
- Payung mesikhat
Traditional cuisine
Traditional food of the Alas people includes:[10]
- Manuk labakh
- Ikan labakh
- Puket Megaukh
- Lepat bekhas
- Gelame
- Puket Megaluh
- Buah Khum-khum
- Ikan pacik kule
- Telukh Mandi
- Puket mekuah
- Tumpi
- Godekhr
- Puket sekuning
- Cimpe
- Getuk
References
- "Alas in Indonesia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2014-11-02.
- John Fitzgerald McCarthy (2006). The Fourth Circle: A Political Ecology of Sumatra's Rainforest Frontier. Stanford University Press. ISBN 08-047-5212-5.
- K Alexander Adelaar & Nikolaus Himmelmann (2013). The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar. Routledge. ISBN 11-367-5509-8.
- "Batak Alas-Kluet". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- Dr Thalib Akbar (2004). Sanksi dan Denda Tindak Pidana Adat Alas.
- Komisi A (2003). Musyawarah Adat Alas dan Gayo. Pemerintah Kabupaten Aceh Tenggara.
- Zulyani Hidayah (1997). Ensiklopedi: Suku bangsa di Indonesia. Pustaka LP3ES. ISBN 979-8391-64-0.
- Bakhrum Yunus (1987). Struktur sastra lisan Alas. Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan. OCLC 20579319.
- Akifumi Iwabuchi (1994). The People of the Alas Valley: A Study of an Ethnic Group of Northern Sumatra. Clarendon Pres. ISBN 0-19-827902-7.
- Makarina Rina. "Makanan Khas Suku Alas". Google+. Retrieved 2014-12-12.