A group of Abui people of Takpala Traditional Village in traditional attire.
Total population
Approximately 16,000 (2000)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Indonesia (Alor Island)
Languages
Abui language, Alor Malay, Indonesian
Religion
Christianity (Catholicism and Protestantism; predominantly), Animism (traditionally), Islam
Related ethnic groups
Papuan people
The Abui are an indigenous ethnic group (also known as Barawahing, Barue or Namatalaki) residing on Alor Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.[2][3] Abui people are spread across the districts of South Alor, East Alor, and Northwest Alor in Alor Regency.[2] Abui people speak the Abui language, which is a Papuan (non-Austronesian) language, as well as Indonesian, and a Malay-based creole known as Alor Malay.
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^ abHidayah, Zulyani (2015). Ensiklopedi Suku Bangsa di Indonesia. Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia. ISBN 978-979-461-929-2.
^"Abui, Barue in Indonesia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
Indonesia. Abui people are spread across the districts of South Alor, East Alor, and Northwest Alor in Alor Regency. Abuipeople speak the Abui language, which...
up Abui in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Abui may refer to: Abui language, a non-Austronesian language spoken by the Abuipeople of Indonesia Abui people...
province by the Abuipeople. The native name in the Takalelang dialect is Abui tanga which literally translates as 'mountain language'. Abui is a member of...
Indonesia. Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia. p. 3. ISBN 978-97-946-1929-2. "Abui, Barue in Indonesia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 19 May 2018. One or more...
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Technology. pp. 923–932. Saad, George Michel (2020). Variation and change in Abui: The impact of Alor Malay on an indigenous language of Indonesia. Utrecht:...
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