Lisela people
Total population | |
---|---|
13,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Indonesia (Buru): more than 11,000 | |
Languages | |
Lisela language, Indonesian language | |
Religion | |
Islam (predominantly), Animism, Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Buru people, Kayeli people |
Lisela (Indonesian: Suku Lisela) or Rana people is an ethnic group mostly living on Indonesian island Buru, as well as on some other Maluku Islands. They belong to the eastern Indonesian anthropological group and are sometimes referred to as northern Buru people. From an ethnographic point of view, Lisela are similar to other indigenous peoples of Buru island. They speak the Lisela language.[1]
Distribution
The total number of Lisela people is about 13,000, of which more than 11,000 live on
.On
During the Dutch colonization in the first half of the 17th century, much of Lisela people had been relocated to the far eastern part of
Language
The native Lisela people speak the
Most Lisela people speak their native
Religion
The vast majority of Lisela people are Sunni Muslims. There is also a small Christian community that makes up about 5% of the people group whom are mostly Protestants, but also Catholics and Evangelical Christians. The remaining 30% of the people group are also represented with some remnant of the traditional folk beliefs. At the same time, many Muslims themselves also retain significant remnants of these beliefs. This often leads to peculiar interpretations of the Islamic canons and sometimes result in the formation of unique syncretic cults and rituals. The blending of the Islamic-pagan ritual is most pronounced for example in marriage, when wedding begins with selling the bride by her parents' house, in accordance with the traditional ritual minta bini and culminates with the collective Muslim prayer.[2]
Economy
Most Lisela people are engaged in farming rice, maize, sago, sweet potato and various spice, such as allspice, nutmeg and Eucalyptus tree used for aromatic oil. In the inland areas, they also hunt the wild pig Buru babirusa, deer and possum, and take part in tuna fishing on the coast. In the urban areas, the growing number of Lisela people take jobs in the industrial enterprises. Traditional Buru houses are made from bamboo, often on stilts. The roofs are covered with palm leaves or reeds, with tiles becoming progressively popular. National Buru costume is similar that of most other Indonesia peoples. Men wear sarong (a kind of kilt) and a long-skirted tunic, and women are dressed in sarong and a shorter jacket.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Lisela at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ a b c "Buru Island 6 Tribes". Archived from the original on 11 October 2010.
- ^ "Bengkalai Pasca Krisis" (in Indonesian). TEMPOinteraktif. 14 January 2005. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ^ Barbara Dix Grimes. Chapter 6. Mapping Buru: The Politics of Territory and Settlement on an Eastern Indonesian Island, in Sharing the Earth, Dividing the Land Territorial Categories and Institutions in the Austronesian World (PDF). Australian National University.
- ISBN 19-209-4270-X.
- ^ "Lisela in Indonesia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 22 April 2018.