Komering people

The Komering (Indonesian: Orang Komering; Komering: Jolma Kumoring) are an ethnic group that inhabits along the Komering River in South Sumatra province.

Komering
Orang Komering Jolma Kumoring
Three Komering girls in 1929
Total population
530,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Indonesia (South Sumatra)
Languages
Native Komering Also Indonesian • Palembang Malay
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Lampung, Palembang, Malay

The Komering[2] tribe is a Lampungic ethnic group originating from Kepaksian Sekala Brak in Lampung. There are around 530,000 Komering people throughout Indonesia, they are often found along the Komering River which crosses several areas such as; East Ogan Komering Ulu, Ogan Komering Ilir, and South Ogan Komering Ulu Regency Regencies in South Sumatra province.

References

"Komering of Indonesia". peoplegroups.org.
"Asal-usul Suku Komering". egindo.com.

Ethnic groups in Indonesia by region
Indonesians
Sumatra	Aboriginal Akit Batin Bonai Lubu Orang Kuala Orang Rimba Sakai Petalangan Talang Mamak Acehnese Batak Alas Angkola Karo Kluet Mandailing Pakpak Simalungun Singkil Toba Batak Enggano Gayo Lampung Laut Lembak Malay Asahan Deli Lahat Langkat Riau Serdang Mante Mentawai Sakuddei Minangkabau Aneuk Jamee Nias Palembang Rejang Simeulue
Java	Betawi Cirebonese Javanese Banyumasan Osing Tenggerese Kangeanese Madurese Malay Sundanese Baduy Bantenese Ciptagelar
Kalimantan	Banjar Dayak Apo Duat Kelabit Lun Bawang Sa'ban Apo Kayan Bahau Kayan Kenyah Lebbo' Uma Baka' Bidayuh Kendayan Selako Iban Mualang Murut Tidung Ot Danum Lawangan Ma'anyan Ngaju Bakumpai Meratus Punan Bah Bukitan Krio Malay Berau Pontianak Moro Orang Laut Bajau Suluk
Sulawesi	Buginese Bungku Butonese Bonerate Gorontaloan Kalumpang Lindu Makassar Malay Mandarese Minahasan Mongondow Muna Pamona Rampi Sangirese Seko Tau Taa Wana Torajan Mamasa
Papua	Melanesian Papuan Abun Asmat Bauzi Dani Fayu Ketengban Kombai Korowai Koteka Amungme Ekari Lani Moni Yali Marind Marori Mek Sawi Sentani Wambon Waropen Wolani Yaur
Lesser Sunda Islands	Abui Atoni Bali Aga Balinese Bimanese Bunak Helong Kemak Lamaholot Malay Loloan Manggarai Nage Rotenese Sasak Savu Sikka Sumba Sumbawa
Maluku Islands	Moluccan Alfur Alune Manusela Nuaulu Ambelau Ambonese Buru Wai Apu Kayeli Lisela Tanimbarese Tobelo Togutil Wemale
Non-indigenous	African Black Dutchmen Arab Armenian Chindian Chinese Benteng Bangka Belitung Chinese Peranakan Indo Portuguese Filipino Indian Klingalese Tamil Japanese Jewish Korean Mardijker Pakistani Totok

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