Bungku people

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The Bungku people are an indigenous ethnic group of Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for their distinct Austronesian language and coastal-maritime cultural traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
associatedWith Bungku–Tolaki peoples NERFINISHED
continent Asia
country Indonesia
culturalHeritage oral traditions
ritual ceremonies
traditional music
culturalIdentity maritime-oriented
culturalRegion coastal Sulawesi
ethnicCategory Austronesian ethnic group
ethnicGroupIn Sulawesi NERFINISHED
ethnicMinorityIn Indonesia NERFINISHED
ethnolect Bungku language
ethnologueCode bkz (Bungku language)
geographicDistribution coastal areas of eastern Central Sulawesi
hasAutonym Bungku NERFINISHED
indigenousTo Central Sulawesi coastal areas
Sulawesi NERFINISHED
languageBranch Bungku–Tolaki languages
languageFamily Austronesian languages
languageSubfamily Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED
linguisticTypology Austronesian alignment
locatedIn Central Sulawesi NERFINISHED
Sulawesi NERFINISHED
partOf Austronesian peoples NERFINISHED
region eastern Indonesia NERFINISHED
regionOfOrigin eastern Central Sulawesi NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup Mori people NERFINISHED
Muna people NERFINISHED
Tolaki people NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
Islam
indigenous beliefs
traditionalEconomicActivity fishing
sago gathering
small-scale agriculture
trade
traditionalHousing stilt houses
traditionalLifestyle coastal-maritime
traditionalNavigation small wooden boats
usesWritingSystem Latin script (for Bungku language)

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Bungku language ethnicGroup Bungku people
Bungku language spokenBy Bungku people