What is Balinese DNA closest to?
The result places Balinese in a western Indonesian and mainland/Island Southeast Asian Austronesian comparison space.
🇮🇩 Balinese genetics
A focused population profile of Balinese people, their Indonesian and Island Southeast Asian background, closest modern genetic matches, ancestry model, and World Genetics G25 heatmap.
📍 Region
Bali, Indonesia, Island Southeast Asia, and the Sunda Islands
🗣️ Language
Balinese, Indonesian, and regional Austronesian languages
🧬 Closest match
Sundanese
Who are Balinese people?
Balinese people are the native population of Bali in Indonesia, known for a distinct Hindu-Balinese cultural tradition within the broader Indonesian and Austronesian world.
Balinese and Indonesian are the main languages, while regional Javanese, Sasak, and wider Indonesian contact may appear in family histories. Bali sits between Java, Lombok, and the eastern Indonesian island chain.
As a genetic reference, Balinese is useful for comparison with Sundanese, Javanese, Malay Singapore, Khmer Thailand, Iban , Kuy Thailand, Nyah Kur, Malay Malaysia, Mlabri, Batak Toba, Htin Mal, and Lebbo.
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What does Balinese ancestry look like?
The ancestry breakdown gives deeper component proportions, while closest matches show modern similarity. Balinese ancestry is best interpreted as Indonesian Austronesian, close to Sundanese and Javanese first, with additional overlap toward Malay, Borneo, Thai-Cambodian, and other Southeast Asian references.
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Where is Balinese DNA closest on the map?
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Balinese genetics FAQ
Are Balinese genetically close to Javanese and Sundanese?
Yes. Sundanese and Javanese are the two closest matches in this comparison.
Why do Khmer or Thai references appear near Balinese?
Balinese sits in a Southeast Asian genetic space where Indonesian, Malay, Borneo, and mainland Southeast Asian references can overlap.
Is Balinese DNA different from Malay DNA?
It is related in a broad Southeast Asian sense, but Balinese is closest to Sundanese and Javanese before Malay references.