Indigenous Groups
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| Village of Tenganan |
The Bali Aga are the original Balinese and considered Bali's indigenous people. They include the Bali Aga from the Trunyan and Tenganan villages. The Bali Aga which resides in the hills of East Bali speak dialects unique to their villages. What is unique of the Bali Aga is their lifestyle practices pre-dates modern civilisation. They practice spiritual worship and have many ancient rites and rituals such as teeth filing and blood sacrifice. The Bali Aga of Tenganan is well-known for
Geringsing, which is of an intricate
ikat technique for weaving fabric in which the pattern is seen only appears when the entire piece is completed.
Languages
The common language in Bali is Balinese. There are 3 main types of Balinese which was used as etiquette demands when speaking to different "classes" of people. The Bali Aga speaks a dialect of their own which dates back to thousands of years ago. Between villages of the Bali Aga, the dialects differ.
Other more common languages used in Bali is the Bahasa Indonesia and English.
