How Did Brunei Get Its Name?

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[@staticshockk]

Cool to know that Brunei’s full name shares the same name with Dar Es Salaam, a city in east Tanzania. My father used to be there. Both names might be different when written in Latin alphabets but they have the same Arabic meaning.

[@muhammadnaim8203]

Same thing at the Malay States in the Peninsular of Malaysia. There are 9 Malay States that has its own 'abode of'. My state full name is "Terengganu Darul Iman". In Sumatera, Indonesia, there are also Aceh Darussalam and Siak Darussalam.

[@morceen]

@@muhammadnaim8203 Darul Iman means adobe of faith.

[@fatimahjamaludin8153]

I think i might found your father at the shop

[@bluesss149nsss4]

btw brunei old name is po li govern by the dusun people more than 2000 years ago according to chinese manuscript. when arab came they changed the name from po li to ibruni. until one day it became brunei. btw ibruni means hebrew in israel language

[@bluesss149nsss4]

dusun people are not malay. their descendants are from yunnan china and mongolia. malays mostly came from malay peninsular and from java and sumatra.

[@leMiG31]

Brunei former name is barunai

[@fatimahjamaludin8153]

Yeah

[@bluesss149nsss4]

brunei former name is po li. the land which belongs to dusun people. when arab came they the name to ibruni. in israel language ibruni mean hebrew.

[@leMiG31]

@@bluesss149nsss4 its an even older name

[@bluesss149nsss4]

@@leMiG31 there is theories regarding brunei origin name. No1 is baru ni which means some thing new. Kadayan called baru ni as baru nei according to their slanks. But still have the same meaning. No2 from arab traders who refer the land as ibruni. If we think carefully no1 theory is kinda logic. Baru ni or something new/ new land or whatsoever. Translate with different slanks. Baru ni (malay language) baru nei (kadayan malay slank) bru nei (british language) and lastly dutch colonial refering brun nei as bor neo. So its not baru nah thats it. Varuni or varuna ancient indian god. Thats totally bullshit

[@SklumiExtras]

Brunei was actually named brunei because the person who found this country said “baru nah!” Which also means “finally” You cant prove me wrong cuz i literally live in Brunei ands its also in social studies.

[@atahjjul6317]

It also means “That’s it!”

[@nathanlim867]

you do know thats a legend right? i too am bruneian and im less inclined to believe this.

[@atahjjul6317]

@@nathanlim867 Yeap and so are everything else, so feel free to believe whichever.

[@nathanlim867]

@@atahjjul6317 some moreso than others as Bruneian history isn't exactly well recorded, we have to refer to records from other countries just to have some idea what Brunei once was before it became a sultanate

[@atahjjul6317]

@@nathanlim867 That is true. Hence we must cross-check them to look for historical objectivity. Not all foreign sources are reliable, neither do the local sources. Major works in constructing Bruneian history had been done, now is our turn to continue further the discussion, expand or even update as new evidences/sources appear. Actually, there are a lot but I personally think the main issue is how to get people interested :)

[@bruneikid6734]

I live in Brunei

[@N0RUTY]

🍜2️⃣

[@yon7088]

perfecto

[@PEO_LOVEBISCUIT]

brunei darussalam

[@DB-me7ol]

Varun is also the hindu god of the seas and open skies. Some trace Varuna to the very ancient Proto-Indo-European God too. Maybe this fact is also related to the name…

[@bluesss149nsss4]

brunei old name is po li. according to chinese manuscript. when arab traders came they called it ibruni. but locals find it hard to pronounced it so they just saying brunei

[@L1M.L4M]

Guys, neither Israel or Palestine own Jerusalem, it's owned by Brunei and its actually pronounced Darussalam 🗿👍

[@vivahotbabe]

Lmao

[@bluesss149nsss4]

brunei old name came from the word ibrunie in arab. ibrunei means hebrew in israel. so darussalam or jerussalam kinda similar.

[@yon7088]

actually it got its name by someone named awang alak betatar he found some place to build a village and said "baru nah" and turned to brunei

[@bluesss149nsss4]

not alak betatar.when alak betatar. po li is the already existed. govern by dusun people. oldest tribe of borneo. they already lives in borneo more than 2000 years. until alak betatar came. soon arab also came so they changed po li to ibruni. many people find t hard to translate ibruni. so they just pronounce bruni or brunei. when dutch came they also got difficulty to pronounce brunei so they called it borneo

[@yon7088]

​@@bluesss149nsss4im sorry bc i read a book that awang alak betatar gave brunei the name

[@bluesss149nsss4]

@@yon7088 yes awamg alak betayat gave the name. Im also agree with that. But there is 2 theories that we never thought at school. None of historian ever made some research. No 1. Brunei name came from the words baru ni. Which means something new in english. No2 it came from arab words ibruni which means hebrew in israel language. Let break down how it sounds brunei and not sounds ibruni or baru ni. No 1 is because awNhg alak betatar is kadayan. So he using kadayan slank. Which sound baru nei for baru ni. No2 ibruni maybe malay people found it hard to translate so they just say brunei. But if we look at closely. Maybe baru ni is brunei oldest name. But westerners called baru ni as bru nei. Reason why awang alak betatar called the land as baru ni. Because when he arrived he saw the land was belong to dusun people. What we know dusun people traditions doesnt look like malays especially their culture, what their wearing and language. So awang betatar refer that land as something new or this is new.

[@jamooo]

Love you man

[@zachryizlost1113]

Here is the theory from a brunei Here it says brunei got name from a guy he found the land and said" baru nah" Meaning finaly

[@bluesss149nsss4]

not baru nah. but it came from the word ibruni. the guy did not found the land. the land is already inhabitat by the dusun more than 2000 years. the land old name is po li not brunei. when arab came they changed the name from po li to ibruni. until one day they called it brunei. nei sounds ni. not nai

[@bluesss149nsss4]

the meaning of ibruni is hebrew in israel language. many theory says that malay people are the descendants from israel lost tribe

[@zachryizlost1113]

So history class lied to me...

[@zachryizlost1113]

I am an brunei man this what history class taught So dont say i am wrong i got a point the his name was awang alak betatar Then he converts to islam in johor And his name change to muhammad shah Some other country calls it other name For examples china that calls them poni or poli. PERIOD BYE @bluesss 149nssss

[@bluesss149nsss4]

@@zachryizlost1113 if that is the case so awang alak betatar did not found the land. When he arrived or landed by his boat. He never said baru nah or finally ot thats it. He said baru ni which mean "this is new". Why he referring the land like that. Because when he arrived he saw dusun peoples already living there. What we know that dusun are not malay, their culture, traditions, customs, dress, clothing and language are different not like malay. Thats why awang alak betatar name the land as baru ni or this is new or something new. Baru means new. Ni means this. Becausr of aeang alak betatar is from kadayan so his slanks are different thats why baru ni sounds baru nei. Westerners refer baru ni as brunei. Only dutch refered brunie as borneo. According to arab merchants referring brunei as ibruni actually is not that really logic or have solid evidences that malay peoples are actually the lost tribes of israel who migrates to the east. But so close or almost logic is baru ni or baru nei. Not baru nah(finally/thats it) varuna/varuni/varun(indiangod/landofsea/seafarer)i. There is nothing such evidences that when alak betatar arrived the land is belong to no one or unhabitats. No the land is belongs to dusun people. Dusuns already lives there more than thousands years. And also no evidences showing brunei have connection with india according what is written in manuscripts, artifacts or archaelogical sites. Or maybe theories. Not even close. So history department of brunei needs to do some research again. Rewritten back the history. They always glorifying the malays. Brunei is not belongs to the malays. Before malays or kadayan came. Dusuns already living there. There is no 7 puak melayu. Dusun is not puak melayu. If kadayan yes they are part of puak melayu. Malays and kadayan are originally migrated from java, sumatra and malay peninsulars. Meanwhile dusun peoples are descendants from mongols and china. Now todays dusun peoples are just minorities in brunei. Unlike sabah half of their polulitions are kadazan dusun. Thousands years ago there was many dusun kingdoms existed especially in sabah and brunei. There are many differents type of dusuns groups like kadazan dusun, sea dusun or bajau, dusun tatana. Where most of dusuns in brunei are descendants from dusun tatana. When dusun mixed with chinese they were called as muruts or lunbawang. When dusun mixed with kadayan or malays they were called as brunei malays or bisaya

[@zahrahsufri1988]

My country is named Brunei

[@EzraD_vine]

History of brunei if you want to hear it: You see a long time ago Broneo attacked brunei then borneo took a lot of land from brunei thats why is small

[@bluesss149nsss4]

Dutch refering brunei as borneo that time. Brunei old name is baru ni. But britain called baru ni as brunei. Brunei get small because brunei were not attacked but because of rebellions and traitors who gave and sold the lands to the westerners. Brunei never owned filipina. Its just influences. Not all entire of borneo belongs to brunei empire. Only little areas especially the coastlines

[@vianazaidi4957]

My king name that

[@hayaexe2679]

Before war ,Brunei is big ,but after war Brunei have to give the rest to the British for helping Brunei to ged rid of the japanese

[@kensheehimura9025]

Its from barunahnegeri so ye

[@iLuvClouds2]

Oh atleast our country just got attacked us bruneians alr read the story and I'm lazy ro explain

[@samwill7259]

"The nation of brunei, the abode of one of the worst dictatorships you never hear about."

[@cringemoment2343]

Ah yes. Everything that opposes my view is a Fascist/ Dictatorship. Boo hoo cry me a river.

[@kingsimbol790]

Ah yes lies... You probably never set foot in Brunei and decided to bandwagon our king... So stupid of yiu

[@Dripxxl-i4k]

Dictator? The president of the country give free healthcare, Free education for its citizen. Also the citizens dont have to give no taxes. He goes to the houses of his citizens on Ramadan and pray with them in the same Mosque.

[@morceen]

The nation of Brunie, a great place to live in.

[@samgyeopsal569]

Don’t they have a sultan? I wouldn’t call that a dictatorship.