Papuan peoples

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Papuan peoples are the diverse indigenous ethnic groups of New Guinea and neighboring islands, characterized by distinct languages, cultures, and long-standing ancestral ties to the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
human population group
indigenous people
ancestralTie New Guinea region
linked to: New Guinea
colonialHistory Australian administration in parts of New Guinea
British colonial rule in southeastern New Guinea
Dutch colonial rule in western New Guinea
German colonial rule in northeastern New Guinea
continent Oceania
country East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste

Indonesia
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
culturalDiversity high
culturalHeritage distinct art and body decoration
diverse ritual practices
rich oral traditions
demographicSignificance major indigenous population of New Guinea
estimatedTimeInRegion at least 40,000 years
geneticAncestry Denisovan admixture
ancient Melanesian
kinshipSystem bilateral
matrilineal
patrilineal
languageFamily Austronesian languages
Papuan languages
linguisticDiversity high
notIdenticalTo Austronesian peoples
numberOfLanguagesSpoken hundreds
primaryRegion Aru Islands
Banda Islands
Bismarck Archipelago
Halmahera
New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Timor
linked to: Papua

Torres Strait Islands
Western New Guinea
linked to: West Papua
relatedConcept Austronesian peoples
Melanesians
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional animist beliefs
socialOrganization clan-based
tribal
traditionalSubsistence fishing
horticulture
hunting and gathering
sago cultivation
taro cultivation
yam cultivation

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New Guinea hasIndigenousPeoples Papuan peoples
West Papua hasIndigenousPeople Papuans
linked to: Papuan peoples
Timorese people partOf Papuan peoples
Maluku peoples relatedTo Papuan peoples
Territory of New Guinea ethnicGroup Papuan peoples
Siwai people partOf indigenous peoples of Papua New Guinea
linked to: Papuan peoples
Aru Islands hasEthnicGroup Papuans
linked to: Papuan peoples
Bird’s Head Peninsula inhabitedBy Papuans
linked to: Papuan peoples