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The Toraja of South Sulawesi are, however, arguably one of the most distinctive of ethnic groups in all Indonesia. The name Toraja is of Bugis origin and is given to the people of rugged northern part of the south peninsula. The Toraja are the Austronesian ethnic group, speaking various related Malayo-Polynesian languages. Like many Indonesian ...
The word Toraja comes from the Buginese language term to riaja, meaning "people of the uplands", this cognates with the Toraja language to raya/to raja/to raa which also means "inland/upland people" or "northern people". [6] The Dutch colonial government named the people Toraja in 1909. [7]
Tana Toraja (lit. 'Toraja Land' in Toraja language) is a landlocked regency of South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia, and home to the Toraja ethnic group. It covers an area of 2,054.30 km 2 (793.17 sq mi) and had a population of 221,081 at the 2010 census [3] and 280,794 at the 2020 census; [4] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 291,046 (comprising 150,655 males and 140,391 females), [5 ...
The Kanta is a traditional shield of the Toraja and Pamona people of Tana Toraja Regency, South Sulawesi and Poso Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia respectively. [1]
The Mamasa (Mamasa: To Mamasa) is an ethnic group residing in Mamasa Regency, West Sulawesi.The Mamasa community is known in districts in Mamasa Regency. The Mamasa people are part of the Toraja sub-people. [1]
The original inhabitants of Mamasa Regency are the Mamasa people, which is a sub-group of the Toraja people. Because the province of West Sulawesi was a division of the province of South Sulawesi, some of the indigenous people of South Sulawesi also live in West Sulawesi, and their largest ethnic groups are the Bugis and Makassar. [7]
Jesus Buntu Burake (Indonesian: Patung Yesus Kristus Memberkati, "Statue of Jesus Christ Blessing") is a Roman Catholic statue of Jesus Christ at Makale in Tana Toraja Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is one of the tallest statues of Jesus Christ in the world, at 40 m (130 ft).
People from North Toraja Regency (1 P) T. Tana Toraja Regency (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Torajan people" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.