Sawi people
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The Sawi or Sawuy are an ethnic group of South Papua, Indonesia. They were known to be cannibalistic headhunters as recently as the 1950s.[2] They speak the Sawi language, which belongs to the Awyu language family.
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Total population | |
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4,800[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Indonesia (South Papua) | |
Languages | |
Sawi language, Indonesian language | |
Religion | |
Christianity (predominantly), Animism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Awyu, Wambon, Kombai, Korowai |
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Since then, many of Sawi have converted to Christianity and the world's largest circular building made strictly from un-milled poles was constructed in 1972 as a Christian meeting place by the Sawi.[3] Christian missionary Don Richardson who lived among the Sawi wrote a book about the experience called Peace Child.