Betawi people

Betawi people
	Betawi wedding costume demonstrate both Middle Eastern (groom) and Chinese (bride) influences.
Total population
	c.7 million
Regions with significant populations
Indonesia	6,807,968 (2010)
Jakarta	2.7 million
West Java	2.6 million
Banten	1.4 million
Languages
	Native; Betawi; Also; Indonesian
Religion
	Majority; Islam (97.1%) ; Minorities; Protestantism (1.6%), Catholicism (0.6%), Buddhism (0.6%), other (less than 0.1%)
Related ethnic groups
	Ambonese; Balinese; Buginese; Javanese; Makassar; Malays; Minangkabaus; Sundanese; Indos; Mardijkers; Arab Indonesians; Chinese Indonesians; Indian Indonesians; Dutch; Portuguese; Cape Malays; Cocos Malays;

Betawi people, or Batavians^[3]^[4]^[5] (Orang Betawi in Indonesian, meaning "people of Batavia"), are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the city of Jakarta and its immediate outskirts, as such often described as the native inhabitants of the city.^[6] They are the descendants of the people who inhabited Batavia (the colonial name of Jakarta) from the 17th century onwards.^[7]^[8]

However, the term "native" itself is questionable, since it is probable that the Betawi people emerged in the 18th century as an amalgamation of various ethnic groups into Batavia.^[9]^[10]^[11]

^ "Kewarganegaraan, Suku Bangsa, Agama, Dan Bahasa Sehari-Hari Penduduk Indonesia". Badan Pusat Statistik. 2010. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
^ Aris Ananta, Evi Nurvidya Arifin, M Sairi Hasbullah, Nur Budi Handayani, Agus Pramono (2015). Demography of Indonesia's Ethnicity. Singapore: ISEAS: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, p. 270 (based on 2010 census data).
^ Castle, Lance (1967). "The Ethnic Profile of Djakarta". Indonesia: 156.
^ Grijns, C. D. (1991). Jakarta Malay. Vol. 2. KITLV Press. p. 6. ISBN 9067180351.
^ Cribb, Robert; Kahin, Audrey (2004). Historical Dictionary of Indonesia (2 ed.). KITLV The Scarecrow Press. p. 55. ISBN 0-8108-4935-6.
^ Knorr, Jacqueline (2014). Creole Identity in Postcolonial Indonesia. Volume 9 of Integration and Conflict Studies. Berghahn Books. p. 91. ISBN 9781782382690.
^ No Money, No Honey: A study of street traders and prostitutes in Jakarta by Alison Murray. Oxford University Press, 1992. Glossary page xi
^ Dina Indrasafitri (26 April 2012). "Betawi: Between tradition and modernity". The Jakarta Post. Jakarta.
^ Woelandhary, Ayoeningsih Dyah (2020). Wita, Afri (ed.). "The Betawi Society's Socio-Cultural Reflectionsin the Motif Batik Betawi". Proceeding International Conference 2020: Reposition of the Art and Cultural Heritage After Pandemic Era: 25–29.
^ Oktadiana, Hera; Rahmanita, Myrza; Suprina, Rina; Junyang, Pan (25 May 2022). Current Issues in Tourism, Gastronomy, and Tourist Destination Research: Proceedings of the International Conference on Tourism, Gastronomy, and Tourist Destination (TGDIC 2021), Jakarta, Indonesia, 2 December 2021. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-61917-1.
^ Nas, Peter J. M. (13 June 2022). Jakarta Batavia: Socio-Cultural Essays. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-45429-3.

[BDS2010-1] "Kewarganegaraan, Suku Bangsa, Agama, Dan Bahasa Sehari-Hari Penduduk Indonesia". Badan Pusat Statistik. 2010. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2021.

[2] Aris Ananta, Evi Nurvidya Arifin, M Sairi Hasbullah, Nur Budi Handayani, Agus Pramono (2015). Demography of Indonesia's Ethnicity. Singapore: ISEAS: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, p. 270 (based on 2010 census data).

[3] Castle, Lance (1967). "The Ethnic Profile of Djakarta". Indonesia: 156.

[4] Grijns, C. D. (1991). Jakarta Malay. Vol. 2. KITLV Press. p. 6. ISBN 9067180351.

[5] Cribb, Robert; Kahin, Audrey (2004). Historical Dictionary of Indonesia (2 ed.). KITLV The Scarecrow Press. p. 55. ISBN 0-8108-4935-6.

[6] Knorr, Jacqueline (2014). Creole Identity in Postcolonial Indonesia. Volume 9 of Integration and Conflict Studies. Berghahn Books. p. 91. ISBN 9781782382690.

[7] No Money, No Honey: A study of street traders and prostitutes in Jakarta by Alison Murray. Oxford University Press, 1992. Glossary page xi

[JP-Betawi-8] Dina Indrasafitri (26 April 2012). "Betawi: Between tradition and modernity". The Jakarta Post. Jakarta.

[9] Woelandhary, Ayoeningsih Dyah (2020). Wita, Afri (ed.). "The Betawi Society's Socio-Cultural Reflectionsin the Motif Batik Betawi". Proceeding International Conference 2020: Reposition of the Art and Cultural Heritage After Pandemic Era: 25–29.

[10] Oktadiana, Hera; Rahmanita, Myrza; Suprina, Rina; Junyang, Pan (25 May 2022). Current Issues in Tourism, Gastronomy, and Tourist Destination Research: Proceedings of the International Conference on Tourism, Gastronomy, and Tourist Destination (TGDIC 2021), Jakarta, Indonesia, 2 December 2021. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-61917-1.

[11] Nas, Peter J. M. (13 June 2022). Jakarta Batavia: Socio-Cultural Essays. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-45429-3.

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