Lamaholot people
Ata Lamaholot | |
|---|---|
Young men of Solor in military costume, East Flores. | |
| Total population | |
| 193,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) | |
| Languages | |
| Lamaholot, Lewotobi, Adonara, Larantuka Malay, and Indonesian | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism (predominantly), Islam, and folk religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Manggarai • Sikka • Alorese |
The Lamahalot or Solorese people are an indigenous ethnic group 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.
Lamaholot people's famous traditional dance is a war dance known as Hedung.