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The word is allegedly derived from the figure of Sinbad al-Bahar in the book of the One Thousand and One Nights. [9] Another version is that riau is derived from the Malay word riuh, which means "crowded, frenzied working people". This word is believed used to reflect the nature of the Malay people in present-day Bintan.