- a variation of Acehnese.
Achinese
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Achinese
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With the Arab traders and settlers came the Koran, and the Achinese people have been not over-zealous followers of the Prophet since the close of the twelfth century.
From Man, Past and Present by Alfred Court Haddon
The Achinese differ much in their persons from the other Sumatrans, being in general taller, stouter, and of darker complexions.
From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by William Marsden
The Achinese proved that; they held the force at bay for hours in a gorge, though less than a score.
From The Woodlands Orchids by Frederick Boyle
At length the Achinese gave way, after losing fifty sail of different sizes, and twenty thousand men.
From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by William Marsden
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
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