Wednesday, December 12, 2012

the history of malay pontianak


The Melayu Pontianak live in Pontianak Regency of West Kalimantan. Pontianak Regency is the area of Tepok Pakedai, the Kakap River, the Pinyuh River, Siantan, Mempawah Hilir, the Kunyit River and Tujuh Belas. In their area, the Melayu Pontianak live alongside Chinese and Madurese people. In a few places, the Melayu Pontianak also live alongside Sambas Malay people. The Melayu Pontianak speak a dialect of Malay which cannot be easily understood by neighboring peoples such as the Sambas Malay, even though they also speak Malay languages. The city of Pontianak became the center of the Melayu Pontianak Kingdom, which was founded under the reign of Sultan Syarif Abdurachman Alkadrie on October 23, 1771.

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