 Young men of Solor in military costume, East Flores. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 193,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) | |
| Languages | |
| Lamaholot language, Lewotobi language, Adonara language, Larantuka Malay, Indonesian language | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism (predominantly), Islam, Folk religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Manggarai, Sika |
The Lamahalot or Solorese people are an indigenous tribe 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.[2]
Lamaholot people's famous traditional dance is a war dance known as Hedung.[3]
- ^ "Lamaholot, Solorese in Indonesia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
- ^ Nishiyama, Kunio; Kelen, Herman (2007). A Grammar of Lamaholot, Eastern Indonesia: The Morphology And Syntax of The Lewoingu Dialect. Lincom Europa. ISBN 978-3-89586-714-9.
- ^ S. Peku Djawang (1987). Mosaik Pariwisata Nusa Tenggara Timur. Dinas Pariwisata Propinsi Daerah Tingkat I Nusa Tenggara Timur.