Makasae people

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The Makasae people are an indigenous ethnic group of eastern Timor, known for their distinct Papuan-related language and traditional agrarian, village-based culture.

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Makasae people canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
continent Asia
country East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
countryHistoryContext Indonesian occupation of East Timor
former Portuguese Timor
countryOfCitizenship Timor-Leste
culturalArea Lesser Sunda Islands
Melanesian-influenced Papuan cultures
demographicStatus minority group in East Timor
ethnicity Makasae
geographicSetting coastal areas of eastern Timor
mountainous areas of eastern Timor
languageFamily Papuan languages
languageStatus regional language of East Timor
locatedIn Timor island
linked to: Timor

eastern Timor
mainSubsistenceActivity shifting cultivation
slash-and-burn agriculture
majorReligionToday Christianity
neighboringEthnicGroup Mambai people
Tetum people
linked to: Timorese people
oralTradition folktales
ritual chants
partOf indigenous peoples of Timor
primaryLanguage Makasae language
region Baucau Municipality
linked to: Baucau District

Lautém Municipality
Viqueque Municipality
relatedEthnicGroup Bunak people
Fataluku people
religion Roman Catholicism
animism
traditionalBeliefSystem ancestor veneration
spirit worship
traditionalCrops cassava
maize
rice
sweet potato
traditionalEconomy subsistence agriculture
traditionalHousing thatched houses
traditionalLifestyle agrarian
village-based
traditionalLivestock chickens
goats
pigs
usesScript Latin script

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Timorese people ethnicGroup Makasae people
Makasae language spokenBy Makasae people
Makasae language ethnicGroup Makasae people
Fataluku people areDistinctFrom Makasae people
Galoli people neighboringEthnicGroups Makasae people