Betawi Totally Explained

Everything about The Betawi totally explained

The Betawi (Orang Betawi, or "people of Batavia") are the descendants of the people living around Batavia (the colonial name for Jakarta) from around the 17th century. The Betawis are mostly descended from various Southeast Asian ethnic groups brought to or attracted to Batavia to meet labour needs, including people from various parts of Indonesia. They have a culture and language distinct from the Sundanese and Javanese.
The Betawis are known for their religious life (Islam).

Notable Betawi

Mandra, an actor
Mohammad Husni Thamrin, a member of volksraad in Indonesia National Revival era
Ismail Marzuki, a musician
Alya Rohali
Benyamin Sueb, an actor

There are some non-Betawi people who introduced Betawi culture or influenced by Betawi

Aman Datuk Majoindo, a novelist who introduced character Si Doel

Rano Karno, an actor and director

Chairil Anwar, a poet who used some Betawi word instead of sophisticated Indonesian word Image:Ondel-Ondel_Betawi_Indonesia.JPG |Ondel-Ondel Betawi Image:Gambang_Kromong_Betawi.jpg|Gambang Kromong

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