Rote people
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The Rote people are an indigenous ethnic group from Rote Island in eastern Indonesia, known for their distinct Austronesian language varieties and rich maritime and weaving traditions.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | East Nusa Tenggara Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | came under Dutch colonial rule ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
maritime traditions
ⓘ
oral literature ⓘ ritual poetry ⓘ weaving traditions ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticFamily | Austronesian peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Indonesian people ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| livelihood |
palm tapping for lontar sugar
ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Nusa Tenggara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rote Island NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainIsland | Rote Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritimeEnvironment | Savu Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyIslandGroup | Timor archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCulturalElement |
clan-based social organization
ⓘ
ritualized speech and parallelism ⓘ |
| postColonialState | Republic of Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lesser Sunda Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Atoni people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Savu people NERFINISHED ⓘ Timorese people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| speak |
Rote languages
ⓘ
Rotinese language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subsistenceActivity |
cattle raising
ⓘ
dryland farming ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
ikat weaving
ⓘ
palm leaf weaving ⓘ |
| traditionalDance | circle dances ⓘ |
| traditionalHeaddress | tiilangga ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | stilt houses ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic | gong and drum ensembles ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
fishing
ⓘ
seafaring ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | indigenous animist beliefs ⓘ |
| useScript | Latin alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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