Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

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Savu Island is a small, culturally distinct island in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, known for its indigenous traditions, weaving, and unique local language.

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Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
administrativeCenterOf Sabu Raijua Regency
country Indonesia
hasBodyOfWater Savu Sea
hasCapital Seba
hasClimate semi-arid
hasCulturalRegion Dimu
Liae
Mesara
Raijua
Sebae
hasEthnicGroup Sabu people
hasIndigenousPeople Sabu people
hasLanguage Savu language
hasLocalName Pulau Sabu
Pulau Sawu
linked to: Sawu Island

Sabu Raijua
hasMainCrop cassava
corn
lontar palm products
hasMainEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
weaving
hasMajorSettlement Ledeunu
Menia
Seba
Teriwu
hasProvince East Nusa Tenggara
hasReligion Christianity
Islam
Jingi Tiu traditional religion
hasTraditionalCraft handwoven textiles
natural dyeing
hasTraditionalHouseType raised wooden houses
hasTraditionalReligion Jingi Tiu
hasTraditionalTextileMotive geometric patterns
symbolic clan motifs
knownFor ikat textiles
indigenous traditions
lontar palm tapping
palm cultivation
subsistence agriculture
traditional ceremonies
traditional weaving
unique local language
locatedEastOf Sumba Island
linked to: Sumba
locatedIn East Nusa Tenggara
Lesser Sunda Islands
Savu Sea
locatedSouthOf Flores Island
linked to: Flores
locatedWestOf Rote Island
partOf Sabu Raijua Regency

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Sawu language primaryLocation Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia