Atoni

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Atoni people
Atoin Meto / Dawan

Atoni warrior priest.
Total population
844,030
Regions with significant populations
Timor Island:  Indonesia (West Timor): 761,000[1]  Timor-Leste: 80,000[2] Others:  Portugal: 3,030[3]
Languages
Uab Meto language, Indonesian language, Portuguese language, Tetun language
Religion
Christianity (predominantly), Islam, Folk religion
Related ethnic groups
Bunak people, Galoli, Mambai people (Timor)

The Atoni (also known as the Atoin Meto, Atoin Pah Meto or Dawan) people are an ethnic group on Timor, in Indonesian West Timor and the East Timorese enclave of Oecussi-Ambeno. They number around 844,030. Their language is Uab Meto.

The Atoni live in villages consisting of 50 to 60 people, each village is surrounded with stone fence or shrubs, with fields and cattle cages on the periphery. The houses usually form a circular cluster, or following the road after the introduction of a road.