Bunak people
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The Bunak people are an indigenous ethnic group of the central interior region of Timor, known for their distinct non-Austronesian language and traditional agrarian highland culture.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Indonesia
ⓘ
Timor-Leste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Timor interior highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | minority group in Timor ⓘ |
| ethnogenesisRegion | central Timor highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | central highlands of Timor ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | bilateral kinship elements ⓘ |
| language | Bunak language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Papuan languages ⓘ |
| languageType | non-Austronesian language ⓘ |
| linguisticStatus | one of the major Papuan-speaking groups of Timor ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Timor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central interior region of Timor ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
maize
ⓘ
rice ⓘ tubers ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
back-strap loom weaving
ⓘ
basketry ⓘ |
| music |
traditional percussion instruments
ⓘ
vocal polyphony ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup |
Dawan people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kemak people NERFINISHED ⓘ Mambai people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tetum people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokodede people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oralTradition |
myths and legends
ⓘ
ritual chants ⓘ |
| region |
East Nusa Tenggara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ traditional animist beliefs ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
agricultural rituals
ⓘ
ancestor veneration ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based system ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing | handwoven textiles ⓘ |
| traditionalCulture | agrarian highland culture ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
shifting cultivation
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | stilt houses ⓘ |
| traditionalSettlementPattern | mountain villages ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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