Loloan Malays
Melayu Loloan ملايو لولون ᬮᭀᬮᭀᬯᬦ᭄ | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| Indonesia: 28,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Bali (mainly in Jembrana): 28,000 | |
| Languages | |
| Balinese Malay, Balinese, Indonesian | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Malay, Balinese |
Loloan Malays or Balinese Malays (Malay: Melayu Loloan; Jawi: ملايو لولون; Balinese: ᬮᭀᬮᭀᬯᬦ᭄) are a sub-ethnic group of the Malay who have lived in East Loloan and West Loloan villages, Jembrana, Bali, Indonesia, since the 17th century. There are approximately 28,000 Loloan Malays living in Bali.
The Loloan Malays are predominantly Sunni Muslim, which is distinguished from the majority Balinese ethnic group who are predominantly Hindu.