Wewewa people
E652673
The Wewewa people are an indigenous ethnic group from the western part of Sumba Island in Indonesia, known for their distinct culture, traditional rituals, and use of the Wewewa language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wewewa people canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culture |
distinct traditional rituals
ⓘ
oral traditions ⓘ traditional weaving ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupIn | East Nusa Tenggara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Wewewa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | East Nusa Tenggara province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
clan-based social structure
ⓘ
megalithic stone tombs ⓘ ritual feasts ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringGroup |
Anakalang people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Sumba people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOralLiterature | myths and legends ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
harvest ceremonies
ⓘ
life-cycle ceremonies ⓘ |
| isIndigenousTo | Sumba Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Sumba ethnic groups ⓘ |
| isRecognizedBy | Government of Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Wewewa language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Sumba languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Central Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livestock |
buffalo
ⓘ
horses ⓘ pigs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sumba Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Sumba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
maize
ⓘ
rice ⓘ tubers ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Wewewa language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Austronesian peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practices |
ancestral worship rituals
ⓘ
megalithic burial traditions ⓘ |
| province | East Nusa Tenggara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | western Sumba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Marapu religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritualSpecialist | Marapu priest ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan system ⓘ |
| subsistence | subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalBeliefConcept | veneration of ancestors ⓘ |
| traditionalHouseType | raised wooden houses with high thatched roofs ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Marapu religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalTextile | ikat ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
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