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.

All labels observed (9)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (28)

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

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
Raja Ampat Islands → hasLocalCommunities → Papuans ⓘ
linked to: Papuan peoples
Benny Wenda → ethnicGroup → West Papuan people ⓘ
linked to: Papuan peoples
Indonesian people → ethnicGroup → Papuan peoples ⓘ
Pantar people → partOf → Papuan peoples ⓘ
Sultanate of Tidore → hasEthnicGroup → Papuan peoples ⓘ
Fataluku people → areRelatedTo → Papuan peoples ⓘ
Dani → partOf → Papuan peoples ⓘ
Lani → ethnicity → Papuan ⓘ
linked to: Papuan peoples
Lani people → partOf → Papuan peoples ⓘ
Kafoa → geneticClassification → Papuan ⓘ
linked to: Papuan peoples
Kokoda Track → culturalSignificanceFor → Papua New Guinean communities ⓘ
linked to: Papuan peoples
Adang people → partOf → Papuan peoples of Indonesia ⓘ
linked to: Papuan peoples
Ayau Islands → ethnicGroup → Raja Ampat Papuans ⓘ
linked to: Papuan peoples
Western Highlands → indigenousPopulation → Papuan peoples ⓘ
Papuan Gulf villages → culture → Papuan Gulf cultures ⓘ
linked to: Papuan peoples