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Melanau people
A-Likou | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Total population | |
| 125,581 (2020 census)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Malaysia(Sarawak) | |
| Languages | |
| Religion | |
| Islam 70%, Christianity 18%, Animism 12%[2] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
Melanau (Malay: Orang Melanau, Melanau: Tenawan Melanau) or A-Likou (meaning River people in Mukah dialect) is an ethnic group indigenous to Sarawak, Malaysia. They are among the earliest settlers[3] of Sarawak. They speak the Melanau language, which is a part of the North Bornean branch of Malayo-Polynesian languages.
- ^ "KEY FINDINGS POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS OF MALAYSIA 2020" (PDF). selangor.gov.my. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "The Melanau". JourneyMalaysia.
- ^ 'The Report: Sarawak 2008 Oxford Business Group, 2008
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