Makasae people
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The Makasae people are an indigenous ethnic group of eastern Timor, known for their distinct Papuan-related language and traditional agrarian, village-based culture.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | East Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryHistoryContext |
Indonesian occupation of East Timor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
former Portuguese Timor ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Timor-Leste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalArea |
Lesser Sunda Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Melanesian-influenced Papuan cultures ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | minority group in East Timor ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Makasae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicSetting |
coastal areas of eastern Timor
ⓘ
mountainous areas of eastern Timor ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Papuan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | regional language of East Timor ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Timor island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Timor ⓘ |
| mainSubsistenceActivity |
shifting cultivation
ⓘ
slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ |
| majorReligionToday | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup |
Mambai people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tetum people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oralTradition |
folktales
ⓘ
ritual chants ⓘ |
| partOf | indigenous peoples of Timor ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Makasae language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Baucau Municipality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lautém Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ Viqueque Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Bunak people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fataluku people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
| traditionalBeliefSystem |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
spirit worship ⓘ |
| traditionalCrops |
cassava
ⓘ
maize ⓘ rice ⓘ sweet potato ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | thatched houses ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle |
agrarian
ⓘ
village-based ⓘ |
| traditionalLivestock |
chickens
ⓘ
goats ⓘ pigs ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin script ⓘ |
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