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Acehnese |
Adabe |
Adonara |
Alorese |
Ampanang |
Andio |
Aralle, Tabulahan |
Asmat |
Bagusa |
Batak Alas-Kluet |
Batak Angkola |
Batak Dairi |
Batak Karo |
Batak Mandailing |
Batak Simalungun |
Batak Toba |
Bauzi |
Damal |
Dani |
Gayo |
Ketengban |
Kombai |
Kubu |
Mentawai |
Minangkabau |
Moni |
Moronene |
Nias |
Nuaulu |
Rejang |
Sawang |
Selako |
Tamiang |
Wandamen |
Wolio
| Gayo |
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| Indigenous Group |
Gayo (Also known as:
Orang Gayo, Gayonese) |
| Location |
Indonesia, island of
Sumatra, central highlands of the Special Region of Aceh, mountain region
around Takengon, Genteng, and Lokon. |
| Estimated Population |
180,000 (1989s, SIL
International) |
| Environment |
Mountain Highlands, Rainforest
and Forest |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Animal
Husbandry / Fishing / Handicraft Sales / Paid Labor |
| Level of Assimilation |
Assimilated |
| Language Family |
Gayo
Classification: : Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Gayo
Alternate Names: Gajo, Gayo taal, bahasa Gayo, langue Gayo,
lengua Gayo, Gayonese
Dialects: Dorot, Bobasan, Serbodjadi, Tampur. Not closely related
to other languages |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue
: Gayo
Gayo
ethnic group
Gayo
language
Wikipedia:
Gayo language
Indahnesia.com:
Proud People Around a Nice Lake
Joshua
Project: Gayo |
| NGOs |
Minority
Rights Group International
The
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) |
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