Alfur.
An umbrella term for indigenous people of the Moluccas having Melanesian or Austronesian ancestry and not integrated into Malay‑speaking, Islamised, or Christianised, coastal polities.
Meaning & usage
An umbrella term for indigenous people of the Moluccas having Melanesian or Austronesian ancestry and not integrated into Malay‑speaking, Islamised, or Christianised, coastal polities.
Where this word comes from
From Dutch Alfoer, from Portuguese alfouro, alforro (“free; not enslaved”), from Arabic الحرّ (al‑ḥurr, “the free”), ultimately from Arabic حر (“free, not bound”). Compare Malay Alfuru, Alfura.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.