Sawai people
E683139
The Sawai people are an indigenous ethnic group of eastern Indonesia, traditionally living in parts of North Maluku and known for their distinct culture and language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sawai people canonical | 2 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Maluku Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Austronesian peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facingIssue |
cultural assimilation
ⓘ
environmental degradation ⓘ resource extraction pressures ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
collective resource management
ⓘ
communal fishing activities ⓘ |
| hasCulturalValue |
close relationship with marine environment
ⓘ
strong kinship ties ⓘ |
| hasCulture | Sawai culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOralTradition |
folktales
ⓘ
ritual chants ⓘ songs ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalHouseLocation | over water ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalHouseMaterial |
bamboo
ⓘ
thatch ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalHouseType | stilt houses ⓘ |
| language | Sawai language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| languageRegion | North Maluku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | minority language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Maluku
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Indigenous peoples of Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | local indigenous community in Indonesia ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal communities ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
fishing
ⓘ
sago cultivation ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion | North Maluku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesEnvironment |
coastal forests
ⓘ
coral reefs ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.