Betawi people
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Betawi people or Batavians, are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the city of Jakarta and its immediate outskirts, and as such often described as the inhabitants of the city. They are the descend
Betawi wedding costume demonstrate both Middle Eastern (groom) and Chinese (bride) influences.
Many coolies and slaves were employed from outside Java to Batavia, Dutch East Indies.
Mark 1:9–11, written in the Betawi language
A Betawi church in Bekasi
Mardijker people
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The Mardijker people refer to an ethnic community in the Dutch East Indies made up of descendants of freed slaves who spoke or were culturally Portuguese. They could be found at all major trading post
A Mardijker family
