Riau Malays
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Riau Malays are a sub-group of Malays native to the provinces of Riau and the Riau Islands of eastern Sumatra, Indonesia. They only make up 29% of the population of the Riau Islands, and around 45% of
Traditional Riau Malays wedding dress.
Muara Takus Temple located in Kampar Regency are one of the evidences of the existence of ancient Melayu Kingdom (a kingdom centered in eastern Sumatra)
Raja Ali Haji, an poet, he played a vital role in modernizing the Malay language, one of his books that is Pedoman Bahasa was the first dictionary of its kind in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia)
Riau Malay House, Roof Lontiok/Lentik.