Sumbawa people
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Hunting in Bima Regency, circa 1900-1940.
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| Total population | |
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| (433,000[1]) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Sumbawa Island | |
| Languages | |
| Sumbawa language | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (predominantly), Hinduism, Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Balinese people, Sasak people |
Sumbawa or Samawa people are an ethnic group of people who live in the western and central region of Sumbawa Island, which comprises West Sumbawa Regency and Sumbawa Regency. The Sumbawa people refer themselves as Tau Samawa people and their language is Sumbawa language.[2] Neither the Bima nor the Sumbawa people have alphabets of their own; they use the alphabets of the Bugis and the Malay language indifferently.[3] The majority of the Sumbawa people practice Islam. The Sumbawa people once established their own government which became the Sumbawa Sultanate and lasted until 1931.[4] Sakeco music always plays a special role in the custom of Sumbawa people.[5]
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