Lom's Animism



Other tribes from South Sumatra include all tribes from South Sumatra such as the Lom tribe. If the inner group still maintains their animist beliefs, on the other hand, the outer Lom does not, at least in KTP 22. For example, most of the residents of Pejam Hamlet state their religion on their KTP as Islam & a small number are Buddhist.

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