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Bali Aga

People Bali PEO-0014

Attenuated Machine-assisted, not yet edited

Highland Balinese communities which claim precedence over Majapahit influence, with village organisation and ceremony distinct from the lowlands.

In the calendar

Computed from a calendar

Mekare-kare

The fifth month of the Tenganan calendar

Computable from the village calendar; falls in June by the Gregorian calendar.

Tenganan Pegringsingan, Karangasem

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Language Balinese A language with speech levels and the Balinese script, still taught in regional schools. Maintained Melayu-Polinesia Practice Mekare-kare A contest with thorned pandanus leaves at Tenganan Pegringsingan, part of the village ceremonial cycle. Maintained Bali