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Bugis of Borneo Island

Photo above : Bugis Dance during a cultural performance in Merotai, Sabah 2010

 

".....The Bugis people are acclaimed sea traders and legendary warriors from Indonesia. They first came to Malaysia in the 16th century and settled in various parts of Malaysia in the states of Johor, Selangor, and Pulau Pinang. Francis Light once called them "the best merchants" among the eastern islands. By the 1700s, they dominated Selangor's politics and economy and eventually established the Sultanate of Selangor; the current Sultan traces his roots back to the Bugis Empire. The 18th century has been called the "Age of the Bugis." There are several Bugis communities scattered along Sabah's southeast coast...."

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Sabah Bugis Association
The Sabah Bugis Community Association (PKBS) embarked on a community rebranding exercise in 2011 to further improve the image of the Bugis community and boost their contribution to Sabah's economy and in promoting unity among the people.

The community's image improvement activities focus on bettering their social, education and economic image in line with the social, political and economic policies of Malaysian government.

Sabah Bugis Association is organizing various activities and programmes for the benefit of the Bugis community including those in the service sector so that Bugis entrepreneurs would be competitive and be able to provide quality service to their customers.
 

Sabah Bugis Community Association (PKBS) overcome these problems by setting up an education fund and providing tuition assistance to improve the community's human capital quality and develop potential talents.
The Bugis have a rich history and culture.  Bugis (Ugi) are a dynamic highly mobile people originated from the province of South Sulawesi (The Celebes).

Skilled sailor-navigators, fighters and traders, many left their homes to seek success and wealth in the late 17th century.

Some of them settled in Selangor on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia where they traded in tin. They were also active in Perak and Kedah.

The Bugis captured Johor and Riau in 1721. In 1819, Johor was controlled by the Temenggong. The Riau-Linggi Sultanate, in the Riau Archipelago, was controlled by the Bugis.

Over time, the Bugis migrants adopted Malay-Muslim customs and merged with Malay society. Intermarriage secured the Bugis bloodline. As a result, Johor’s racial mix of Malays are mostly of Javanese and Bugis descent.

The Bugis houses are built on stilts and they have tall windows that allow in the breeze to ventilate the rooms.

"We would also like to improve the image of ethnic Bugis in education as we do not want to see Sabah Bugis community or Malays of Bugis descent in Sabah not obtaining education due to poverty....We also do not want to see or hear about children of Bugis community becoming dropouts because of poverty,"

 

President of PKBS Sabah Bugis Community Association
Datuk Osman Jamal
Datuk Osman Jamal is also the Sabah Land and Survey Department director.

Buginese Traditional House Structure

The Bugis style house of Jeratak Minang Bacho in Sabah

Bugis Exhibition Boot in Tawau Cultural Carnival 2006 in Central Padang

-DECENG ENREKKI RI BOLA
-TEJ JALI TET TAPPERE
-BAN'NA MASE-MASE

-SUDILAH NAIK DI RUMAH
-TIADA ANJAIAAN, MAUPUN TIKAR
-HANYA KETULUSAN HATI YANG ADA

Bugis young people in Tawau Cultural Carnival 2018
 

2018-04-08  SUN 17:28

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