Komering people

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The Komering people are an indigenous ethnic group of southern Sumatra in Indonesia, known for their distinct Austronesian language, river-based settlements, and rich customary traditions.

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Komering people canonical 6

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
ethnic group
indigenous people
continent Asia
country Indonesia
culturalHeritage customary ceremonies
oral literature
traditional costumes
traditional dances
culturalRegion Lampungic cultural sphere
customaryLaw adat Komering
environment riverine lowlands
tropical rainforest zone
ethnicity Komering
ethnolinguisticGroup Austronesian peoples
kinshipSystem bilateral tendencies
language Komering language
languageFamily Austronesian languages
Malayo-Polynesian languages
linguisticSubgroup Lampungic languages
linked to: Lampung language
locatedIn Sumatra
southern Sumatra
majorReligion Sunni Islam
marriageCustoms adat-based marriage rituals
partOf Ethnic groups in Indonesia
Ethnic groups in Sumatra
Indigenous peoples of Indonesia
region South Sumatra Province
linked to: South Sumatra
relatedEthnicGroup Lampung people
Malay people
linked to: Malay peoples

Ogan people
Palembang people
religion Islam
riverBasedSettlements true
settlementPattern linear villages along rivers
traditionalEconomy fishing
riverine trade
wet-rice agriculture
traditionalHomeland East Ogan Komering Ulu Regency
Komering River basin
Ogan Komering Ilir Regency
Ogan Komering Ulu Regency
traditionalHouseType rumah panggung (stilt house)
traditionalLeadership adat chiefs
traditionalMusic drum ensemble music
gong-based ensemble music
traditionalSocialStructure clan-based communities
useWritingSystem Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (6)

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

South Sumatra hasEthnicGroup Komering people
Lematang people relatedEthnicGroup Komering people
Komering language spokenBy Komering people
Komering language ethnicGroup Komering people
Musi people relatedEthnicGroup Komering people
Ogan people relatedEthnicGroup Komering people