Tanimbarese
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Tanimbarese are an Indonesian ethnic group of mixed Austronesian and Melanesian in island of Tanimbar origin. They are majority Christians followed by Muslims.
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- Instance of
- native Indonesians
- Subclass of
- Moluccans
- Population
- 110597
- Country of origin
- Indonesia
- Image
- COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Waterdraagsters met kalebassen en manden op hun rug Tanimbar-eilanden TMnr 10002848.jpg
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- indigenous to
- Indonesia
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Tanimbarese are an Indonesian ethnic group of mixed Austronesian and Melanesian in island of Tanimbar origin. They are majority Christians followed by Muslims.
==Etymology== The name Tanimbar originated from the word Tanempar in Yamdena language or Tnebar in Fordata language meaning 'stranded'.
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