Helong people
E531009
The Helong people are an indigenous ethnic group of Timor, primarily residing in parts of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, with their own distinct language and cultural traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Helong people canonical | 5 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Maritime Southeast Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Timorese culture ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
oral storytelling
ⓘ
ritual dances ⓘ traditional weaving ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | small population group ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupIn | East Nusa Tenggara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Helong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Helong ritual music
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Helong textile motifs ⓘ traditional Helong houses ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
bridewealth exchange
ⓘ
clan-based social organization ⓘ ritual feasting ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalLaw | customary law (adat) ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalLeadership |
clan elders
ⓘ
village chiefs ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
Kupang region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Timor Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Helong language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | minority language speakers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Nusa Tenggara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lesser Sunda Islands ⓘ Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minorityStatus | ethnic minority in Indonesia ⓘ |
| nativeName | Helong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Austronesian peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialStructure | patrilineal tendencies ⓘ |
| subsistenceType | mixed subsistence farming ⓘ |
| threatStatus | language and culture under pressure from dominant groups ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ fishing ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | indigenous animist beliefs ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin script ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.