Lamaholot people

Lamaholot people
Solorese
Young men of Solor in military costume, East Flores.
Total population
193,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara)
Languages
Lamaholot language, Lewotobi language, Adonara language, Larantuka Malay, Indonesian language
Religion
Roman Catholicism (predominantly), Islam, Folk religion
Related ethnic groups
Manggarai, Sika

The Lamahalot or Solorese people are an indigenous tribe located on Flores Island, Indonesia, and some smaller islands around it (Solor, Adonara, and Lomblen). Lamaholot people speak the Lamaholot language with different dialects, the number of speakers counts between 150,000 and 200,000.[2]

Lamaholot people's famous traditional dance is a war dance known as Hedung.[3]

  1. ^ "Lamaholot, Solorese in Indonesia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
  2. ^ Nishiyama, Kunio; Kelen, Herman (2007). A Grammar of Lamaholot, Eastern Indonesia: The Morphology And Syntax of The Lewoingu Dialect. Lincom Europa. ISBN 978-3-89586-714-9.
  3. ^ S. Peku Djawang (1987). Mosaik Pariwisata Nusa Tenggara Timur. Dinas Pariwisata Propinsi Daerah Tingkat I Nusa Tenggara Timur.

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