 The Singkil circumcision ceremony. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 74,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Indonesia (Aceh) | |
| Languages | |
| Singkil, Indonesian | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (predominantly) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Pakpak, Toba, Karo, Gayo, Minangkabau, Acehnese |
Singkil people are an ethnic group of people found in Aceh Singkil Regency and Subulussalam, Aceh province, Indonesia.[2]
Their closest linguistic relations are the Pakpak people, but the customs and culture of the Singkil people are very different from the Pakpak people. This is because majority of the Singkil people practices Islam, whereas the majority of the Pakpak people practices Christianity. Apart from that the Singkil people have intermarried with the neighbouring ethnic group of people like Acehnese people and Minangkabau people.[3]
- ^ "Singkil in Indonesia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
- ^ Library Information and Research Service (2004). The Middle East: Abstracts and index, Part 4. Northumberland Press.
- ^ Mulyadi Kombih. "Singkil". Blog Si Gam Acèh. Retrieved 2014-10-19.