Alfur

/ˈælfʊr/ noun

Definition

A member of the Alfur people, an indigenous group from the Maluku Islands in Indonesia.

Etymology

From the Alfur language/ethnonym of the people living in the Maluku region. The term has been documented by Dutch colonial observers and anthropologists.

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The Alfur are one of the world's indigenous groups that most modern people have never heard of—their languages and traditions represent incredible human diversity that's rapidly disappearing!

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