Lisela people
Buru people in folk costume, early 1900s. | |
| 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 • Kayeli • Rana |
The Lisela people (Indonesian: Orang Lisela) is an ethnic group mostly living on the Indonesian island of 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.