Halmahera Ethnography

Halmahera

Halmahera person is a resident of origin and remain silent on the island of Halmahera and surrounding areas. As part of the Province of Maluku. In terms of administrative region became part of the two districts, the District of North Maluku and Central Halmahera. Residents in the area is one cultural group by the name of Halmahera.Study of prehistoric archeology has been a member or individual attention to Halmahera. This area is considered to have its own role, which is a strategic area for the movement of people across Southeast Asia to Melanesia and Mekronesia in the past. Halmahera also the key to be able to specify the location of the homeland of Austronesian-speaking populations in the Pacific Islands.Social aspects: the Halmahera region there are 25 ethnic groups with subgroups, each - each number pendukunganya relatively little. Group - an ethnic group that has its own dialect or language support incorporated in the Family Language Halmahera, among other language groups with Tidore, Ternate, Sabu, West Makian, Tobaru, Galela, Mother, Loloda, Tobelo, Modole, Capping, Waioli, Morotai, Bacan , Obi, Goroa, Kohariamo, Wohia, Gamsungi, Buli, Pediwang, Lolobatta, etc.Economic aspects: Society of Halmahera in general living from agriculture and marine products. Plantations of considerable potential is coconut, cloves, nutmeg, chocolate and some other crops, like coffee, cotton and cinnamon. Business is the cultivation of rice field, a new field begins, corn, cassava, beans - beans. Great store of wealth that sea and they have work on it in the form of various types of fish as well as results - results such as pearls, seaweed, shrimp, snails, sea cucumbers, squid - squid, mussels.Aspects of Religion: In the field of religion, the majority of the population converted to Islam, because the history of the inclusion of religious teachings of Islam in this region is long enough. 15 centuries ago, and some other sources claim the 13th century and 8th century.

Source readings:

A. Melalatoa, M. Jonah. Of 1995. Encyclopedia Ethnic Groups in Indonesia. Jakarta.Department of Education and Culture