Makalero
Makalero ( Macalero, Maklere ) are an ethnic group in East Timor who speak the Papuan language Makalero . It is traditionally spoken by 7,500 people only in the administrative office of Iliomar ( Lautém municipality ). A larger group of Makaleros live in the municipal capital Lospalos (in Sawarica and Natura ) and in the regional capital Dili (around 260, mainly in Becora ). Overall, Makalero is the mother tongue of 8,686 East Timorese (2015). It is one of the 15 national languages of East Timor recognized in the constitution .
Overview
The name "Makalero" means "the people who never get tired".
Society is patriarchal . The bride's family pays a dowry ( betis / balarque ). The Makalero Fulidai-dai play a major role , which can be compared with a cultural system of neighborly help . Fulidai-dai, at its core, encourages increased cooperation, mutual aid and voluntary contributions. Its main purpose is to encourage individuals to act for contribution to the good of the community rather than to the good of an individual. The principles include solidarity, collectivity, exchange and mutual help. So, together, farmland is won, planted, harvested, houses are built or festivities are prepared.
Misconduct is treated with the tradition of Tara Bandu ' (Tarabandu) . For example, a villager insulted government officials during a ceremony. The culprit donated meat and the local palm wine for a tara bandu ceremony with elders and local dignitaries from all over Lautém parish, including the Catholic pastor. During the ceremony the offense was discussed and the importance of forgiveness. The name of the culprit was never mentioned because the entire village had taken responsibility for the misconduct of individuals.
Well-known representatives of the ethnic group
- Lere Anan Timor (* 1952), Commander in Chief of the Defense Forces of East Timor
literature
- Juliette Huber: A grammar of Makalero - A Papuan language of East Timor , LOT Utrecht 2011
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistical Office of East Timor, results of the 2010 census of the individual sucos ( Memento of January 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Direcção-Geral de Estatística : Results of the 2015 census , accessed on November 23, 2016.
- ^ A b Ernest Chamberlain: The Struggle in Iliomar: Resistance in rural East Timor Iliomar Sub-District , 2017 , accessed December 26, 2017.
- ↑ a b About Iliomar ( Memento of March 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ "Chapter 7.4 Arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment" ( Memento of the original from February 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 2.0 MB) from the "Chega!" Report by CAVR (English)
