Kedang people

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The Kedang people are an indigenous ethnic group from Lembata Island in eastern Indonesia, known for their distinct Austronesian culture and traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
agriculturalCrops dry rice
maize
tubers
continent Asia
country Indonesia
countrySubdivision Province of East Nusa Tenggara NERFINISHED
culturalArea eastern Flores–Lembata cultural zone
culturalHeritage Austronesian cultural traditions
culturalPractice communal feasting
ritual exchange
demographicStatus minority group in Indonesia
ethnolinguisticFamily Austronesian peoples NERFINISHED
geographicSetting volcanic island environment
hasEndonym Kedang NERFINISHED
hasExonym Kédang NERFINISHED
isPartOf Lembata Regency NERFINISHED
language Kedang language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Austronesian languages
languageSubfamily Central Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED
locatedIn East Nusa Tenggara NERFINISHED
Lembata Island NERFINISHED
eastern Indonesia
maritimeOrientation coastal and island-based
oralTradition myths and origin stories
primaryIsland Lembata NERFINISHED
region Lesser Sunda Islands NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup Flores people
Lamaholot people NERFINISHED
Lamaleran people NERFINISHED
religion Islam
Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism

Roman Catholicism
indigenous beliefs
seaResourcesUse nearshore fishing
socialOrganization clan-based structure
traditionalEconomy mixed farming–fishing economy
traditionalHouseType stilt house
traditionalLivelihood fishing
subsistence agriculture
swidden cultivation
traditionalMusic vocal chant traditions
traditionalReligion ancestor veneration
spirit worship
traditionalRituals agricultural rituals
life-cycle ceremonies
usesKinshipSystem Austronesian kinship system

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Kedang language spokenBy Kedang people