How long have Focus Group and Neighbour Group people been in contact overall?

They are in contact since approximately the 16th century (see Wellfelt 2016: 273).

What is the overall time frame when the largest number of people had the most opportunities for interaction?

We believe that in the past there were the most opportunities for interaction because the Alorese settlements were small, so they had to exchange spouses and goods with the Adang (see Klamer 2011: 10). The Alorese and the Adang were (and still are) untied under the "10-3-7" alliance which unites 10 Adang villages, 3 Alorese villages, and 7 villages on Pura island (Wellfelt 2016: 228). Today the occasions to interact are quite frequent, thanks to the better word connections, motorbikes, and the fact that some Adang people have moved to live on the coast

How long have Focus Group and Neighbour Group peoples been forming families with each other for?

Since the very beginning, when the Alorese settled in the Alor-Pantar archipelago (approximately in the 15th-16th century). The local origin migration stories on Alor narrate about a marriage between an Adang man, Mau Pelang, and an Alorese woman, Lai Muring Bali (Sulistyono, 2022; Wellfelt, 2016)

What’s the time frame of densest contact between Focus Group and Neighbour Group as far as family formation is concerned?

We don't know exactly when was the densest contact. We believe that in the past contact solely between Alorese and Adang as far as family formation is concerned was denser than it is today. Today people have the opportunity to move more easily and marry people from other islands.

How long have Focus Group and Neighbour Group people been involved in the knowledge domain together for?

The Alorese and the Adang are in contact since the Alorese settled on the coast of the Alor peninsula (also known as Alor Bird’s Head), the Adang inhabited that area previous to the arrival of the Alorese.. Wellfelt (2016:273) reports that, in 1971, the lineage of the Alorese royal house in the village of Alor Besar counted seventeen generations. If we allow for generations of 25 years (17 x 25 = 425 years), the establishment of the Alorese village Alor Besar must have taken place about 425 years before 1971, roughly in 1550.

What is the time frame when the largest number of people had the most opportunities for interaction in the knowledge domain?

The Alorese and the Adang are in contact since the Alorese settled on the Alor coast, but probably the interaction got more intense after some time, when the Alorese started to trade and exchange women with the Adang, and to make alliances. Today they have many opportunities to meet, as in the city of Kokar, thanks to better road connections and motorbikes, but we believe that the interaction in the knowledge domain is less intense than in the past, because they interact more about practical issues rather than about esoteric knowledge.

How long have Focus Group and Neighbour Group people been in contact in the local community?

Since the very beginning when the Alorese settled on the Alor coast approximately in the 16th century.

What is the time frame when the largest number of people had the most opportunities for interaction in the local community?

Local community interactions exclusively with the Adang and few other groups was more significant in the past, but it is probably more frequent today, because they are more proximate to each other

How long have Focus Group and Neighbour Group people traded for?

Trade between the Alorese and the Adang started in the 16th century when the Alorese arrived on the coast of Alor Island , so it means they have been trading for about 500 years. Social contact in this domain is still ongoing today.

What is the time frame when the largest number of people had the most opportunities for interaction in trade?

Trade-based contact exclusively with the Adang and few other groups was more significant in the past. Nowadays there are many opportunities for the Alorese to interact in trade with the Adang, but also with many other ethnic groups because of better road connections. So, we could say that trade has always been significant for the interactions between the Alorese and the Adang.