Polahi people
A Polahi family settled in Tumba hamlet, 2022. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Unknown | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Gorontalo | |
| Languages | |
| Gorontalo (Polahi dialect) | |
| Religion | |
| Native beliefs; some of them are Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Gorontalo |
Polahi are an isolated ethnic group that inhabits the interior forests of Gorontalo. According to stories circulating in the people, the Polahi were ancient fugitive people who exodused to the forest because they were afraid and did not want to be colonized by the Dutch. As a result of this, they have become an isolated ethnic group until present.
This ethnic group isolated itself around the 17th century and now lives in the interior of the forests of the Boliyohuto, Paguyaman, and Suwawa in the province of Gorontalo.