Melanau people

Melanau people
Tenawan Melanau / A-likou
A-Likou
Total population
	125,581 (2020 census)
Regions with significant populations
	Malaysia; (Sarawak)
Languages
	Melanau; Sarawak Malay; Standard Malay; English;
Religion
	Islam 70%, Christianity 18%, Pagan 12%
Related ethnic groups
	Dayaks; Sarawakian Malays; Bruneian Malays;

Melanau (Malay: Orang Melanau, Melanau: Tenawan Melanau) or A-Likou (meaning River people in Mukah dialect) is an ethnic group indigenous to Sarawak, Malaysia. They are among the earliest settlers^[3] of Sarawak. They speak the Melanau language, which is a part of the North Bornean branch of Malayo-Polynesian languages.

^ "KEY FINDINGS POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS OF MALAYSIA 2020" (PDF). selangor.gov.my. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^ "The Melanau". JourneyMalaysia.
^ 'The Report: Sarawak 2008 Oxford Business Group, 2008

[2020census-1] "KEY FINDINGS POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS OF MALAYSIA 2020" (PDF). selangor.gov.my. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

[2] "The Melanau". JourneyMalaysia.

[3] 'The Report: Sarawak 2008 Oxford Business Group, 2008

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A-Likou

Total population
125,581 (2020 census)^[1]
Regions with significant populations
Malaysia (Sarawak)
Languages
Melanau Sarawak Malay Standard Malay English
Religion
Islam 70%, Christianity 18%, Pagan 12%^[2]
Related ethnic groups
Dayaks Sarawakian Malays Bruneian Malays