| Group: | Bonerate people |
| Population: | 13,900[1] |
| Popplace: |  Indonesia (South Sulawesi) |
| Langs: | Tukangbesi-Bonerate languages (Bonerate language), Indonesian language |
| Rels: | Islam |
| Related: | Butonese people |
The Bonerate people are an ethnic group in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. They inhabit around the Selayar island group such as Bonerate, Madu, Kalaotoa, and Karompa islands.[2]
The Bonerate people are generally Muslims.[3] Some traditional beliefs are still extant among the Bonerate.[4] Sexually provocative behaviour occurs in possession-trance ritual practiced by women only[5] and were carried out in a way by which they smother glowing embers with their bare feet at the climax of the ritual.[6] The Bonerate language is closely related to the language of the Tukang Besi islands off the southeast coast of Buton island.[7] [8]
Many Bonerate are agriculturists, utilizing the slash-and-burn technique. Common crops grown include corn, cassava, several fruits like papaya and bananas and some vegetables like beans and peas. Some Bonerate also work as shipbuilders and sailors.
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