Savu people

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The Savu people are an indigenous ethnic group of Indonesia known for their distinct language, weaving traditions, and ancestral rituals centered on the small islands of Savu and Raijua.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Savu people canonical 7
Sawu people 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
associatedWith Savu Sea ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Indonesia ⓘ
culturalHeritageStatus intangible cultural heritage (weaving traditions, de facto) ⓘ
culturalPractice ancestor veneration ⓘ
ritual weaving ⓘ
culturalRegion Savu Islands ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Indonesia ⓘ
governedBy Regency of Sabu Raijua ⓘ
hasOralTradition myths and origin stories ⓘ
ritual chants ⓘ
language Savu language ⓘ
linked to: Sawu language
languageFamily Austronesian languages ⓘ
locatedIn East Nusa Tenggara ⓘ
Lesser Sunda Islands ⓘ
Raijua Island ⓘ
Savu Island ⓘ
neighboringEthnicGroup Rotenese people ⓘ
Timorese people ⓘ
partOf Austronesian peoples ⓘ
practices agricultural rituals ⓘ
ancestral rituals ⓘ
ritual feasting ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
traditional ancestral religion ⓘ
socialStructure clan-based organization ⓘ
patrilineal descent ⓘ
traditionalClothing handwoven sarongs ⓘ
ikat-patterned textiles ⓘ
traditionalCraft ikat weaving ⓘ
textile weaving ⓘ
traditionalEconomy animal husbandry ⓘ
palm cultivation ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
traditionalHousing stilt houses ⓘ
traditionalMusic percussion instruments ⓘ
vocal music ⓘ
traditionalOccupation weaving ⓘ
traditionalProduct palm sugar ⓘ
palm wine ⓘ
usesPlant lontar palm ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

East Nusa Tenggara → hasEthnicGroup → Savu people ⓘ
Sawu language → ethnicGroup → Sawu people ⓘ
linked to: Savu people
Sawunese language → ethnicGroup → Sawu people ⓘ
linked to: Savu people
Sawunese language → ethnicGroup → Savu people ⓘ
Savu → hasEthnicGroup → Savu people ⓘ
Hawu → ethnicGroup → Savu people ⓘ
Sawu Island → ethnicGroup → Sawu people ⓘ
linked to: Savu people
Rote people → relatedEthnicGroup → Savu people ⓘ
Sawu language → ethnicity → Savu people ⓘ
subject linked to: Sawu
Sawu language → isSpokenBy → Savu people ⓘ
subject linked to: Sawu