 |
Dou Hawu | |
|---|---|
 Raja of Liae with his tribe, 1900s | |
| Total population | |
| 135,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Indonesia (Sawu Island, East Nusa Tenggara) | |
| Languages | |
| Savu language, Indonesian language | |
| Religion | |
| Protestant Christian (predominantly), Jingi Tiu (traditional religion) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Sumba people |
The Savunese people, also known as orang Sabu or Sawu (Bahasa Indonesia) or dou Hawu (Savunese language), are the people of Savu and smaller neighbouring Raijua in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
Savu had little to interest traders from Europe, or neighbouring kingdoms, and it remained largely insular until the late-20th century.
- ^ "Sabu in Indonesia". PeopleGroup.org. Retrieved 2014-09-24.