Nggela people

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The Nggela people are an indigenous ethnic group of the Solomon Islands, primarily inhabiting the Nggela (Florida) Islands and known for their distinct Austronesian culture and traditions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Nggela people canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ
archipelago Solomon Islands archipelago ⓘ
linked to: Solomon Islands
colonialHistory British Solomon Islands Protectorate ⓘ
colonialLanguageInfluence English ⓘ
continent Oceania ⓘ
country Solomon Islands ⓘ
culturalClassification Austronesian culture ⓘ
culturalHeritage Austronesian maritime traditions ⓘ
cultureArea Melanesia ⓘ
ethnicity Austronesian ⓘ
hasNeighboringEthnicGroup Gela people ⓘ
Guadalcanal people ⓘ
Malaita people ⓘ
linked to: Malaitan people
isPartOf indigenous peoples of the Solomon Islands ⓘ
kinshipSystem bilateral kinship ⓘ
languageBranch Oceanic languages ⓘ
languageFamily Austronesian languages ⓘ
linguaFranca Solomon Islands Pijin ⓘ
maritimeOrientation seafaring people ⓘ
oceanEnvironment Coral Sea ⓘ
linked to: Solomon Sea
politicalEntity Solomon Islands ⓘ
primarySettlementArea Florida Islands ⓘ
Nggela Islands ⓘ
region Central Province ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
religiousDenomination Anglicanism ⓘ
Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Protestantism ⓘ
seaTenureSystem customary marine tenure ⓘ
socialOrganization clan-based ⓘ
subsistenceType reef fishing ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
traditionalArt body ornamentation ⓘ
canoe carving ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ
traditionalDance ceremonial dance ⓘ
traditionalEconomicActivity canoe building ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
horticulture ⓘ
shell money production ⓘ
traditionalHousing stilt houses ⓘ
traditionalMusic chanting ⓘ
drumming ⓘ
traditionalNavigation reef and current knowledge ⓘ
star navigation ⓘ
traditionalReligion ancestor worship ⓘ
spirit belief ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gela language → spokenBy → Nggela people ⓘ
Gela Sule → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Nggela people ⓘ
Nggela Sule → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Nggela people ⓘ
subject linked to: Gela Sule
Nggela → usedByEthnicGroup → Nggela people ⓘ