Simeulue people

**Simeulue people**
**Simalur / Simeuloë / Simulul**
**Long Bano / Devayan**
Total population
A man and woman crushing the pith of sago palm in Simeulue Island, Indonesia.
(53,500^[1])
Regions with significant populations
Simeulue Island, Banyak Islands, Babi Island (Part of Simeulue Regency, Aceh, Indonesia)
Languages
Simeulue language
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Sigulai, Nias

The Simeulue people (other names include Simalur, Simeuloë, Simulul, Long Bano and Devayan) are an indigenous group of people inhabiting Simeulue Island off of the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.^[2] They are mostly found in Teupah Barat, Simeulue Timur, Simeulue Tengah, Teupah Selatan and Teluk Dalam districts. The Simeulue people speak Simeulue, a Northwest Sumatran language closely related to Sikule (which is also spoken in Simeulue island) and Nias (spoken in neighbouring Nias island. The language also has a strong Acehnese and Malay influence.^[3]

The Simeulue people became more widely known worldwide after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami because of their high survival rate. Their survival was credited to their tradition of oral history. A previous tsunami in 1908 had affected the island, and stories told about it served as disaster preparation.^[4] Only 7 people put of the then 78,000 total population died in the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.^[5]^[6]

References

↑ "Simeulue in Indonesia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
↑ "Simeulue". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
↑ Arndt Graf; Susanne Schroter; Edwin Wieringa (2010). Aceh: History, Politics and Culture, Volume 9. Institute of Southeast Asian. ISBN 9-8142-7912-9.
↑ Syafwina (2013). "Recognizing Indigenous Knowledge for Disaster Management: Smong, Early Warning System from Simeulue Island, Aceh". ScienceDirect. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
↑ Ashbindu Singh; Zinta Zommers (2014). Reducing Disaster: Early Warning Systems for Climate Change. Springer. ISBN 9-4017-8598-8.
↑ Margie Mason (2005). "Islanders remembered stories of 1907 tsunami". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2015-01-09.

Ethnic groups in Indonesia by region

Sumatra	Acehnese Batak Angkola Karo Mandailing Pakpak Simalungun Toba Alas Kluet Singkil Gayo Kubu Lampung Malay Batin Mentawai (Sakuddei) Minangkabau Aneuk Jamee Sakai Nias Rejang Seafarers Orang laut Orang Kuala Simeulue

Java	Betawi Cirebonese Javanese Banyumasan Osing Tenggerese Madurese Sundanese Baduy Bantenese

Kalimantan	Banjarese Dayak Bahau Kayan Kenyah Uma Baka' Bidayuh Kendayan Selako Bukitan Iban Mualang Kelabit Krio Kwijau Lun Bawang Murut Tidung Ot Danum Dusun Lawangan Ma'anyan Ngaju Bakumpai Meratus Punan Bah Malay Berau Seafarers Bajau Suluk

Sulawesi	Buginese Butonese Bonerate Gorontaloan Lindu Makassarese Mandarese Minahasan Mongondow Muna Pamona Sangirese Tau Taa Wana Toraja

Papua	Melanesians Papuan Amungme Asmat Bauzi Dani Ekari Fayu Kombai Korowai Lani Marind Mek Moni Sawi Wolani Yali

Lesser Sunda Islands	Atoni Bali Aga Balinese Bunak Kemak Lamaholot Manggarai Nage Sasak Savu Sika Sumba Sumbawa

Maluku Islands	Moluccans Alfur Alune Ambelau Ambonese Buru Kayeli Lisela Manusela Nuaulu Togutil Wemale

Non-indigenous	African Arab Chinese (Tionghoa) Benteng Chinese Peranakan Eurasian Indo people Filipino Indian Tamil Jewish Pakistani Totok

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