Atoni Meto

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Atoni Meto are an indigenous Austronesian ethnic group of Timor, primarily inhabiting the western and central parts of the island including the Oecusse enclave.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Atoin Meto 2
Atoni Meto canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
indigenous people
alternativeName Hedareb
surface form: Atoin Meto

Atoni
Dawan people
associatedIsland Timor
colonialHistory Dutch colonial rule in West Timor
Portuguese colonial rule in Oecusse
continent Asia
country Indonesia
Timor-Leste
culturalRegion Atoni domain
ethnicGroupOf Timor
kinshipSystem patrilineal
languageFamily Austronesian languages
linguisticBranch Central Malayo-Polynesian languages
livestockHerding cattle
horses
locatedIn Timor (western part)
surface form: Central Timor

Oecusse
Oecusse
surface form: Oecusse-Enclave

Timor (western part)
surface form: West Timor
macroEthnicContext Timorese peoples
marriagePractice bridewealth exchange
meaningOfName people of the dry land
region East Nusa Tenggara
surface form: Nusa Tenggara Timur

Oecusse
surface form: Oecusse-Ambeno, Timor-Leste

Timor (western part)
surface form: West Timor, Indonesia
religion Christianity
Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism

Roman Catholicism
traditional animist beliefs
ritualPractice ancestor veneration
selfDesignation Hedareb
surface form: Atoin Meto
socialOrganization clan-based system
speaks Dawan language
Uab Meto
traditionalClothing ikat textiles
traditionalCrop maize
millet
tubers
traditionalEconomy subsistence agriculture
traditionalHouseShape round house
traditionalHouseType ume kbubu
traditionalLeaderTitle usif
traditionalMaterialCulture ikat weaving
traditionalPoliticalUnit sonaf

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oecusse hasEthnicGroup Atoni Meto
Atoni ethnonymVariant Atoni Meto
this entity surface form: Atoin Meto
Dawan hasAlternativeName Atoni Meto
this entity surface form: Atoin Meto