Baduy people

Baduy people (sometimes spelled as Badui or Kanekes) are an indigenous Sundanese ethnic group native to the southeastern part of Banten, specifically Lebak Regency, Banten, Indonesia. The term baduy is a short form derived from baduyut in the Baduy language. It is a native Sundanesic term that refers to an endemic vine plant of western Java (Trichosanthes villosa), used as a herbal medicine since ancient times. As part of the Sundanese family, baduyut is also bears the same meaning in Old and Modern Sundanese. It is likely that in ancient times, there was a river called Baduyut, as the term Cibaduyut () itself literally means "Baduyut River" in the Sundanese language, and it is possible that this tribe was named after the river. The Baduy people sometimes prefer to be called Urang Kanekes ( "Kanekes people") or Urang Cibeo ( "Cibeo people") instead, as these are the names of their cultural regions or villages. There is also a theory suggesting that the word baduy was initially an exonym used by outsiders to refer to these tribal groups, stemming from the idea that the Dutch equated them with Bedouin Arabs. The Baduy are divided into two sub-groups: Tangtu ( "Inner Baduy"; Baduy Dalam id) Panamping ( "Outer Baduy"; Baduy Luar id) No foreigners are allowed to meet the Inner Baduy, though the Outer Baduy do foster some limited contacts with the outside world. The Baduy region is geographically located at 6°27’27" – 6°30’0" south and 108°3’9" – 106°4’55" east. The Baduy population of 11,700 is centered at the foothills of the Kendeng mountains at the Kanekes settlement, Leuwidamar district, Lebak Regency, Banten, a distance of 40 km from Rangkasbitung. This region, part of the Kendeng mountains, with an elevation of 300–500 meters (975'-1,625') above sea level, consists of hilly topography with surfaces that reach up to an average of 45% slope, with volcanic (in the north), precipitate (in the center), and mixed soil (in the south). The average temperature is 20 °C. The Baduy homeland in Java is contained in just of hilly forest area, from Jakarta, Indonesia's capital.

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