Praijing

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Praijing is a traditional village on Sumba Island in Indonesia, known for its distinctive high-roofed houses and preserved Marapu cultural practices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
traditional village
accessFrom Waikabubak NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle traditional Sumbanese architecture
buildingMaterial bamboo
thatched grass
wood
continent Asia
country Indonesia
culturalRegion Sumba NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance example of living Marapu culture
representative Sumbanese traditional village
hasBuildingStyle stilt houses
thatched high‑pitched roofs
hasCulturalTradition Marapu religion NERFINISHED
traditional Sumbanese customs
hasEconomicActivity handicrafts
subsistence agriculture
tourism
hasFeature central village plaza
clustered traditional houses
megalithic stone tombs
panoramic hilltop views
hasPreservationStatus traditional village with preserved customs
hasRitualPractice Marapu ancestral worship ceremonies
traditional harvest rituals
inhabitedBy Sumbanese people NERFINISHED
knownFor cultural tourism
preserved Marapu cultural practices
traditional architecture
traditional high‑roofed houses
languageSpoken Indonesian
local Sumbanese languages
locatedIn East Nusa Tenggara NERFINISHED
Lesser Sunda Islands
Sumba Island NERFINISHED
partOf Sumba Barat Regency NERFINISHED
religionPracticed Marapu NERFINISHED
roofFunction space for storing harvests
symbolic connection to ancestors
roofShape steeply pitched
tourismType cultural tourism destination
village tourism

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