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Alfur
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English
Alifuru people
Alternative forms
en Alfuro
Etymology
From en nl Alfoer, from en pt alfouro,alforro free; not enslaved, from en ar الحرّ the free al‑ḥurr, ultimately from en ar حر free, not bound. Compare ms Alfuru, Alfura.
Noun
en historical Any of the indigenous peoples of the Moluccas having Melanesian or Austronesian ancestry and not integrated into Malay‑speaking, Islamised, or Christianised, coastal polities.
en Indonesia