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