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🇮🇩 Peoples of Indonesia

59 indigenous and tribal peoples who live in Indonesia, best known first.

Punan Bah 🇲🇾 Malaysia and 1 moreSwidden farmers and river dwellers of Borneo's central forests About 5,000 BunakGaiq 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste and 1 moreMountain people of central Timor speaking a Papuan language About 76,000, Trans–New Guinea (Papuan) FayuSuku Fayu 🇮🇩 IndonesiaSmall indigenous group living in Papua's swamplands About 1,000 AmungmeSuku Amungme 🇮🇩 IndonesiaHighland people of Central Papua, closely tied to their sacred mountains About 19,000 KenyahSuku Dayak Kenyah 🇲🇾 Malaysia and 1 moreSwidden farmers and longhouse dwellers of Borneo's interior forests About 72,000, Austronesian BauziSuku Bauzi 🇮🇩 IndonesiaCrocodile-hunting people of the Mamberamo River in Papua, Indonesia About 2,000 Sangirsuku Sangir 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 1 moreFishing and farming people of the Sangihe Islands and southern Mindanao About 600,000, Austronesian RoteneseSuku Rote 🇮🇩 IndonesiaNative people of Rote Island and West Timor, known for weaving and farming About 239,000, Austronesian Bajo 🇵🇭 Philippines and 3 moreSeafaring Austronesian people of Maritime Southeast Asia About 1.3 million, Austronesian Batinsuku bangsa Batin 🇮🇩 IndonesiaA matrilineal Malay group of the Jambi interior in Sumatra About 72,000, Austronesian EngganoE Lopeh 🇮🇩 IndonesiaMatrilineal islanders of Enggano off southwest Sumatra About 2,000, Austronesian (classification debated)
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Seven peoples, once a week

Every Monday: seven peoples you may never have heard of, who they are and where they live.