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Melanau people

ethnic group in Malaysia
Intangible ethnic_group Q4262343
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Melanau people

Summary

Melanau people is an ethnic group[1]. It draws 181 Wikipedia views per month (ethnic_group category, ranking #655 of 4,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Melanau language was Melanau people's native language[3].
  • Melanau people's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam[4].
  • Melanau people's religion is recorded as shamanism[5].
  • Melanau people is in the country of Malaysia[6].
  • Melanau people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[7].
  • Melanau people's Commons category is recorded as Melanau people[8].
  • Melanau people's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Melanau people[9].
  • Melanau people has a population of {'amount': '+100000'}[10].

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Definition and Type

Melanau people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[7].

Why It Matters

Melanau people draws 181 Wikipedia views per month (ethnic_group category, ranking #655 of 4,529).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Malaysia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Instance of → ethnic group
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Melanau people
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007563006505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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