Sedoa people

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Sedoa
To Sedoa
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Sedoa girls attended the thanksgiving event and launch of the Sedoa language translation of the Bible, 2017.
Total population
400 (1990) [1]
Regions with significant populations
Indonesia (Central Sulawesi)
Languages
Sedoa
Religion
Christianity (majority) and Islam
Related ethnic groups
Lore peoples (Bada  • Behoa  • Napu) and Kaili

The Sedoa people (Sedoa: To Sedoa), also known as Tawailia [2] or Topobaria, [3] are an ethnic group within the Lore peoples, who inhabit the northern part of the Napu Valley, especially in the village of Sedoa, which is separated from the other villages of the valley. Administratively, they are the indigenous people of North Lore District, Poso Regency in the province of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. [4]

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Origin

The folk tale known as Tolelembunga tells of the origins of the ancestors of the Sedoa people. Tolelembunga is known to be the name of a buffalo that is very loved by Bunga Manila, a princess of the Sigi Kingdom. [5] It is believed that the Sedoa people are descendants of the current Sigi area which is known as Kaili people, supported by the closeness of their linguistic aspects. [5]

Population

The population of the Sedoa people in 1990 according to the Head of the North Lore District Office was around 400 people, who constituted the majority of the population of Sedoa village. In addition, a very small number of Sedoa people can be found in the villages of Wuasa (15 people) and Watumaeta (5 people). [1]

Society and distribution

The Sedoa people lives in North Lore District in Poso Regency, Central Sulawesi, precisely in Sedoa village. A small number of them have migrated to other areas, such as Tambarana village in Poso Regency and several other areas such as Palu City, the capital of Central Sulawesi. [3] Among the other Lore peoples, they are perhaps the ones most influenced by the Kaili people, including linguistically and culturally, because their area is more easily accessible. [6]

The area of origin of the Sedoa people is located at the bottom of the valley and is surrounded by the forest of the Lore Lindu National Park. The climate is very cool, with temperatures quite cold at night. Their territory borders the Napu Valley, inhabited by the Napu people. Ninety-eight percent of the Sedoa people living in their hometown are rice and field farmers. Besides farming, they also enjoys hunting and trapping wild boar in the forest. [3]

Language

The Sedoa people are speakers of the Sedoa language, an Austronesian language from the Kaili–Pamona branch. There were 900 speakers in Sedoa village in 2009. [7] Among the other Lore peoples, their language is the most distinct, with the others being speakers of the Badaic languages (consists of Bada, Behoa, and Napu languages). [8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Hanna, Leanne; Hanna, Roger (1991). "Kelompok Penutur Bahasa Napu" (PDF). UNHAS–SIL Sociolinguistic Paper (in Indonesian). Makassar: SIL International and Hasanuddin University.
  2. ↑ Kruyt, A.C. (2024). "BAB IA: Daerah dan Rakyat, Kabupaten Poso". LOBO: Annals of Sulawesi Research. Suku-Suku Toraja Barat di Sulawesi Tengah Jilid II (in Indonesian). 7 (S2). doi: 10.25071/2563-2418.111 . ISSN   2563-2418.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mengenal Suku Sedoa". www.tosedoa.com (in Indonesian). Suara Sedoa. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Mpolada, Anggli F. (2020). "Pemertahanan Bahasa Indonesia di Daerah Napu Desa Wuasa Kecamatan Lore Utara Kabupaten Poso (Kajian Sosiolinguistik)" (PDF). CORE: Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra (in Indonesian). 5 (4). Palu: Tadulako University: 60–69. ISSN   2302-2043.
  5. 1 2 Sumarni, Sri (22 January 2021). "Cerita Rakyat Tolelembunga di Lembah Napu Sulteng". budaya-indonesia.org (in Indonesian). Perpustakaan Digital Budaya Indonesia. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  6. ↑ A.B., Jamrin (3 July 2023). Rifay (ed.). "Sepenggal Kisah Negeri Seribu Megalit". media.alkhairaat.id (in Indonesian). Media Alkhairaat. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  7. ↑ Sedoa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  8. ↑ Martens, Michael P. (1989). Sneddon, James N. (ed.). "The Badaic languages of Central Sulawesi" (PDF). Studies in Sulawesi languages. NUSA: Linguistic Studies of Indonesian and Other Languages in Indonesia. Jakarta: Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia: 19–53.
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