Tesaurus d'Art i Arquitectura Getty Institute 0000-00-00 2024-01-24 15:40:44 en Ambonese300458958 The Ambonese, also known as the South Moluccans or Siwa-Rima, are an ethnic group of mixed Austronesian, Melanesian, Malay, Dutch, and Portuguese heritage, originating from Ambon Island in the Maluku Islands of eastern Indonesia, with a current population of approximately 1.5 million. They speak Ambonese Malay (Malayu Ambong), a Malayo-Polynesian language distinct from standard Indonesian, and are predominantly Protestant Christian, a legacy of Dutch colonial rule that also shaped their European-influenced culture and role in colonial administration. Since the 1950s, a significant exile community of over 50,000 Ambonese has settled in the Netherlands, where they have maintained a distinct cultural identity separate from their homeland. Ambonese (traducció pendent) Ambonese (traducció pendent) 2026-03-30 20:38:57