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The Kai Islands (also Kei Islands) of Indonesia are in the south-eastern part of the Maluku Islands, in Maluku province. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. The Maluku Islands (also known as the Moluccas, Moluccan Islands, the Spice Islands or simply Maluku) are an Archipelago The Maluku Islands (also known as the Moluccas, Moluccan Islands, the Spice Islands or simply Maluku) are an Archipelago ||-||-||}The Province ( Indonesian: provinsi or propinsi) is the highest tier of local government subnational entity in Indonesia.

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Geography

Inhabitants called the islands Nuhu Evav (Evav Islands) or Tanat Evav (Evav Land), but known as Kei for people from neighbourhood islands. "Kai" is actually a Dutch colonial era spelling, still persisting in books based on old resources. The islands are south of the Bird's Head Peninsula of New Guinea, west of the Aru Islands, and northeast of the Tanimbar Islands. "Bird's Head" redirects here The Bird's Head ( Indonesian Kepala Burung, Vogelkop Peninsula or Doberai Peninsula New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the world's second largest island, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known The Aru Islands (also Aroe Islands or Kepulauan Aru are a group of about ninety-five low-lying Islands in the Maluku province of eastern Indonesia The Tanimbar Islands, also called Timor Laut, are a group of about 30 Islands in the Maluku province of Indonesia. The small group called Tayandu Islands (also Tahayad) is just west. Tayandu Islands are a group of islands just west of the larger Kai Islands of Maluku, Indonesia.

The Kei islands are made up of numerous islands, including

The Kei Islands' total land area is 1438 km² (555 sq mi).

Kei Besar is mountainous and densely forested. Kei Kecil has the biggest population, and is flat. Actually it is a lifted coral reef. Coral reefs are Aragonite structures produced by living organisms found in marine waters with little to no nutrients in the water The capital is the town of Tual, mostly inhabited by Muslims. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Nearby Langgur is the center for Christians. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Kei is famous for the beauty of its beaches, e. g. Pasir Panjang. Pasir Panjang is an area in the south-western part of Singapore.

The Kei islands are part of Wallacea, the group of Indonesian islands that are separated by deep water from both the Asian and Australian continental shelves, and were never linked to either continent. Wallacea is a biogeographical designation for a group of Indonesian islands separated by deep water Straits from the Asian and Australian For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The continental shelf is the extended perimeter of each Continent and associated Coastal plain, which is covered during interglacial periods such As a result, the Kei Islands have few native mammals.

History

Local history holds that ancestors of contemporary Kei islanders came from Bali, part of the expanding Majapahit kingdom from the western archipelago. Bali is an Indonesian Island located at, the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to Majapahit was an Indianized kingdom based in eastern Java from 1293 to around 1500. The village of Letvuan on Kei Kecil or Nuhuroa island was the first place that the Balinese royal family and the army arrived, where they stayed with the local residents. As a result, Letvuan became a seat of government, where the local law (Larvul Ngabal) - Red Blood and Balinese Spear - is developed by the initiative of the royal princess Dit Sakmas. Evidence of these ties on Kei Kecil and especially in Letvuan include an inheritance and a harbour named Bal Sorbay (Bali Surabaya) that is the place where the royals arrived. It is recognized by kai islanders that some of their ancestors also came from another places such as Sumbawa island (Sumbau), Buton (Vutun)in Sulawesi, Seram (Seran) and Gorom (Ngoran) islands in Central Moluccas, and Sultanates of Jailolo (Dalo) and Ternate (Ternat) as well.

The tiny island of Tanimbarkei is not part of Tanimbar, but of the Kei Islands and inhabited by less than 1000 very traditional people. Half of the population calls themselves Hindus, but in fact are more or less practisizing Ancestor worship.

After the 1999 clashes between the Muslim and Christian population in Ambon, they also swept through Kei, but calmed quick down again with less victims.

Economy

The soil on Kei kecil is poor. Slash and Burn is still common. Slash and burn consists of cutting and burning of Forests or Woodlands to create fields for Agriculture or Pasture for Livestock, or Fishing, Trepang. In Kei Kecil there is cultured pearl. A cultured pearl is a Pearl created by a pearl farmer under controlled conditions

Languages

Three Austronesian languages are spoken on the Kei Islands; Keiese is the most widely spoken, in 207 villages on Kei Kecil, Kei Besar, and surrounding islands. Kurese is spoken on Kur Island and nearby Kaimeer, where Kei is used as a lingua franca. Bandanese is spoken in the villages of Banda-Eli (Wadan El) and Banda-Elat (Wadan Elat) on the west and northeastern side of Kei Besar. Banda speakers originally came from the Banda Islands, but the language is no longer spoken there. The Banda Islands (Kepulauan Banda are a group of ten small volcanic Islands in the Banda Sea, about 140km south of Seram island and about 2000km east of There is no native writing system for Keiese Language. Dutch catholic missionaries write the language using a variety of the Roman alphabet.

Greetings

Musical Instruments

Kei musical instruments were:-

1) Savarngil (Flute): A small native flute from 4 to 8 in. long, open at both ends and having six fingerholes placed along the pipe made of bamboo and are keyless.

2) Tiva (Drum):Single headed drums, consist of a calf skin membrane which is stretched over an enclosed space or over one of the ends of a hollow vessel.

3) Dada (Gong):a medium-size gong 12" to 15" in size, with a crashing sound, have a raised boss or nipple in the centre. This article is about the Internet Protocol Television channel

See also

Indonesia comprises 17508 Islands (based from " Seminar Nasional Penetapan Nama Pulau-pulau Kecil Dalam Presektif Sejarah or "National Seminary
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