Belait people
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:EngvarB Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Belait people are a Bruneian ethnic group native to Belait District. They traditionally speak the Belait language. They are predominantly Muslim.Template:Sfn They are officially one of the seven ethnic groups which make up the Bruneian Malay race.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Origin
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Language
The Belait language, the traditional language of the Belait people, is an Austronesian language within the sub-group Malayo-Polynesian. The language is considered "seriously" endangered; it is claimed that there are "almost no younger speakers".Template:Sfn
Notable people
- Kefli Razali (born 1940), naval officer[1]
- Yusoff Abdul Hamid (born 1949), politician and diplomat[2]
- Norsiah Abdul Gapar (born 1952), a recipient of the S.E.A. Write Award 2009[3]
- Suyoi Osman (born 1952), politician and minister[4]
- Mustappa Sirat (born 1957), a politician and minister[5]
- Rozan Yunos (born 1963), a civil servant and writer[6]
- Abu Sufian Ali (born 1966), diplomat
- Zulkhairy Razali (born 1996), footballer who plays striker for Indera SC[7]
- Maizurah Abdul Rahim (born 1999), sprinter[8]
- Abdul Hariz Herman (born 2000), footballer for MS ABDB
- Jefri Syafiq Ishak (born 2002), footballer for Kuala Belait FC
- Shari Ahmad, military officer[9]
- Salleh Bostaman, businessman and politician
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