Sumatrans

The original clothing of the Sumatrans is the same with that found by navigators among the inhabitants of the South Sea Islands, and now generally called by the name of Otaheitean cloth.

The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795

Native people in Sumatra, including the modern Sumatrans of Malayan descent and the Orang Rimba or Kubu – the aboriginal people of Sumatra – ascribe no supernatural powers to the creature, unlike tigers, pythons and other naneks: spirit or tribal totem animals.

On the trail of the orang pendek, Sumatra's mystery ape | Richard Freeman 2011

In 2004, most Sumatrans were not well prepared except, ironically, for a few traditional populations who, over the generations, had passed down stories orally about the need to run inland when the sea recedes quickly or when the ground shakes for a long time.

The Awesome Unpredictability of Tsunamis Bruce Parker 2011

One cannot help but wonder how broadly the Sumatrans smile as they collect “cat” crap from the forest floor to sell it to the crazy Japanese and Americans.

KOPI LUWAK COFFEE: YUM! » Sociological Images 2008

Even Sumatrans near the epicenter might have recognized the danger posed by a coastal quake and dashed inland.

Disaster Warning System Endorsed 2005

How did some of the Javanese and Sumatrans make sense of this event?

Krakatoa by Simon Winchester: Questions 2003

In the Philippine islands the resistance to Japanese attack is kept up mainly by Filipinos, in Malaya by Indians as much as by the British, in the Dutch East Indies by Javanese and Sumatrans.

Orwell’s BBC Broadcasts: Colonial Discourse and the Rhetoric of Propaganda 2002

At the close of the 19th century, Singapore may have been the most polyglot city in Asia: residing there were more than 164,000 Chinese, 23,000 Malays from the peninsular states, more than 12,000 Javanese and Sumatrans, as well as at least 1,000 Arabs.

b. Peninsular and Island Southeast Asia 2001

Having spent his upper school years in Singapura, the Lion's City, as Singapore had been named in 1100 a.d. by lords of the Srivijayan empire, he had the advantage of not only the best teach-ers in Malaysia, but also the best opportunities that the labyrinth of backstreets overflowing with canny Chinese, Malays, Indians, and Sumatrans could offer.

The White Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1990

See that little bugger doesn't bash it up or flog it to the Sumatrans. '

A Rude Awakening Aldiss, Brian 1978