Laki
Laki
The Laki (Lalaki, Lolaki, To Laki), who numbered 125,000 in 1977, are located in the southern portion of the southeastern peninsula of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Laki is classified in the West Indonesian Group of the Austronesian Language Family. Houses are raised on stilts and since Dutch administration have been localized into villages. Rice and sago are staples, supplemented by deer hunting. Descent is bilateral. Most Laki are Muslim. Laki society is stratified into nobles and commoners; formerly there were also slaves.
Bibliography
LeBar, Frank M. (1972). "Laki." In Ethnic Groups of Insular Southeast Asia, edited by Frank M. LeBar. Vol. 1, Indonesia, Andaman Islands, and Madagascar, 142. New Haven: HRAF Press.
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