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Total population | |
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844,030 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Timor Island: Indonesia (West Timor): 761,000[1] Timor-Leste: 80,000[2] Others: Portugal: 3,030[3] | |
Languages | |
Uab Meto language, Indonesian language, Portuguese language, Tetun language | |
Religion | |
Christianity (predominantly), Islam, Folk religion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Bunak people, Galoli, Mambai people (Timor) |
The Atoni (also known as the Atoin Meto, Atoin Pah Meto or Dawan) people are an ethnic group on Timor, in Indonesian West Timor and the East Timorese enclave of Oecussi-Ambeno. They number around 844,030. Their language is Uab Meto.
The Atoni live in villages consisting of 50 to 60 people, each village is surrounded with stone fence or shrubs, with fields and cattle cages on the periphery. The houses usually form a circular cluster, or following the road after the introduction of a road.