Sangir people

E1027254

The Sangir people are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the Sangihe Islands in northern Indonesia, known for their seafaring traditions, distinct language, and Christian-majority culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian people
ethnic group
borderingCountryRegion southern Philippines
colonialHistory Dutch East Indies NERFINISHED
country Indonesia
culturalArea Maritime Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
culturalTrait boat-building traditions
clan-based social organization
oral literature
economicActivity copra production
spice trade
ethnicGroupOf Indonesia NERFINISHED
language Sangir language
languageFamily Austronesian languages
languageSubgroup Philippine languages
majorityReligion Christianity
migration historical movement between Sangihe Islands and Mindanao
minorityReligion Islam NERFINISHED
nativeTo North Sulawesi NERFINISHED
Sangihe Islands NERFINISHED
northern Indonesia
partOf Indonesian people
populationDistribution North Sulawesi Province NERFINISHED
Sangihe Islands Regency NERFINISHED
region Celebes Sea NERFINISHED
Sangihe Islands Regency NERFINISHED
Sulawesi NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup Banggai people NERFINISHED
Filipino people
Gorontalo people NERFINISHED
Minahasan people NERFINISHED
Talaud people NERFINISHED
Visayan people NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism

Roman Catholicism
religiousInfluence Catholic missions NERFINISHED
Dutch Reformed missions NERFINISHED
sea Celebes Sea NERFINISHED
traditionalDance war dances
traditionalHousing stilt houses
traditionalMusic drum ensembles
gong ensembles
traditionalOccupation fishing
seafaring
subsistence agriculture
trading
traditionalReligion indigenous animist beliefs
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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