Savu people

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The Savu people are an indigenous ethnic group of Indonesia known for their distinct language, weaving traditions, and ancestral rituals centered on the small islands of Savu and Raijua.

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Label Occurrences
Savu people canonical 2
Sawu people 2

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
associatedWith Savu Sea NERFINISHED
continent Asia
country Indonesia
culturalHeritageStatus intangible cultural heritage (weaving traditions, de facto)
culturalPractice ancestor veneration
ritual weaving
culturalRegion Savu Islands NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupOf Indonesia NERFINISHED
governedBy Regency of Sabu Raijua NERFINISHED
hasOralTradition myths and origin stories
ritual chants
language Savu language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Austronesian languages
locatedIn East Nusa Tenggara NERFINISHED
Lesser Sunda Islands
Raijua Island NERFINISHED
Savu Island NERFINISHED
neighboringEthnicGroup Rotenese people NERFINISHED
Timorese people NERFINISHED
partOf Austronesian peoples NERFINISHED
practices agricultural rituals
ancestral rituals
ritual feasting
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional ancestral religion
socialStructure clan-based organization
patrilineal descent
traditionalClothing handwoven sarongs
ikat-patterned textiles
traditionalCraft ikat weaving
textile weaving
traditionalEconomy animal husbandry
palm cultivation
subsistence agriculture
traditionalHousing stilt houses
traditionalMusic percussion instruments
vocal music
traditionalOccupation weaving
traditionalProduct palm sugar
palm wine
usesPlant lontar palm

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East Nusa Tenggara hasEthnicGroup Savu people
Sawu language ethnicGroup Savu people
this entity surface form: Sawu people
Sawunese language ethnicGroup Savu people
this entity surface form: Sawu people
Sawunese language ethnicGroup Savu people