Sikka People
The Sikka (also Sikkanese, Sika) people are an Indonesian ethnic group native to the region of east central Flores between the Bloh River, Bloh and Napung Rivers. In the city of Maumere, the center of the region and capital of the Sikka Regency, Sikka people occupy a separate block. The Sikka language, which is a member of the Timor-Ambon languages, is spoken by the Sikka people. The Sikka language has at least three recognized dialects, namely ''Sikka Natar'' dialect, ''Sara Krowe'' dialect and ''Ata Tana 'Ai'' or ''Sara Tana 'Ai'' dialect. History Timorese Sika A group of mestizo from Sikka Regency, Sikka and Europeans settled in 1851 as a voluntary recruits from the UK according to Sikka Dili over in Portuguese Timor. In that year, the Portuguese government had José Joaquim Lopes de Lima to sign a treaty with the Netherlands concluded that the west of Timor, Flores island and other areas of the Lesser Sunda Islands are ceded to them. This agreement was later confirmed by the Hi ...
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