Buru people
E692027
The Buru people are an indigenous ethnic group native to Buru Island in Indonesia’s Maluku province, known for their distinct Austronesian language, traditional agriculture, and rich oral cultural traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buru people canonical | 3 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedWithIsland | Buru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
customary law (adat)
ⓘ
rich oral tradition ⓘ ritual songs ⓘ traditional dances ⓘ traditional storytelling ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupIn |
Indonesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maluku Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticFamily | Austronesian peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicContext | Banda Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalDomain |
oral literature
ⓘ
ritual practices ⓘ traditional agriculture knowledge ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| indigenousTo | Buru Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Buru language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Buru Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maluku Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Maluku Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Indigenous peoples of Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous ethnic group in Indonesia ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional beliefs ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
clan-based system
ⓘ
village communities ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
small-scale trade
ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | stilt houses ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ hunting and gathering ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ sago gathering ⓘ swidden agriculture ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin script (for Buru language, in modern contexts) ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.