- a variation of Acehnese.
Achinese
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Achinese
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General van Hentsz carried on a successful campaign in 1898 seq., but in 1901, the principal Achinese chiefs on the north coast having surrendered, the pretender-sultan fled to the Gajoes, a neighbouring inland people.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
And first it is proper to distinguish the empire of Menangkabau and the Malays; in the next place the Achinese; then the Battas; the Rejangs; and next to them the people of Lampong.*
From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by William Marsden
After some skirmishes with the Portuguese ships, in which the success was nearly equal on both sides, the Achinese proceeded to attack Johor, the king of which was then in alliance with Malacca.
From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by William Marsden
The Dutch garrison in Kotaraja occupies the old Achinese citadel.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
The Achinese placed such confidence in the Englishmen, that they would do nothing which Dampier and Mr Hall did not approve of.
From Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold by William Henry Giles Kingston
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