Orang Ambong | |
|---|---|
 Ambon bride and groom in traditional costumes. | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Indonesia Netherlands Suriname | |
| Languages | |
| Ambonese Malay, Indonesian (in Indonesia), Dutch (in Netherlands) | |
| Religion | |
| Evenly divided between Muslims and Christians.[1] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Melanesians, Polynesians, Moluccans, Malagasy |
The Ambonese (Ambonese: Orang Ambong), misunderstood as well as Moluccans, are an ethnic group of mixed Austronesian and Melanesian origin. They are evenly divided between Muslims and Christians.[2] The Ambonese are from Ambon Island in Maluku, an island group east of Sulawesi and north of Timor in Indonesia. They also live on the southwest of Seram Island; which is part of the Moluccas, Java, New Guinea; on the West Papua side and other regions of Indonesia. Additionally, there are about 35,000 Ambonese people living in the Netherlands.[3] By the end of the 20th century, there were 258,331 (2007 census) Ambonese people living in Ambon, Maluku.[4]
- ^ "Indonesia: The violence in Ambon - Indonesia | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 1999-03-31. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Indonesia: The violence in Ambon - Indonesia | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 1999-03-31. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ Georgina Ashworth, ed. (1977). "Minority Rights Group". World Minorities, Volume 1. Quartermaine House. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-905898-00-1.
- ^ Adam, Jeroen (2010). "How ordinary folk became involved in the Ambonese conflict: Understanding private opportunities during communal violence". Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde. 166 (1): 25–48. doi:10.1163/22134379-90003624. JSTOR 27868550.