Zenadh Kes

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Zenadh Kes is the traditional name for the Torres Strait Islands region between Australia and Papua New Guinea, home to the distinct Indigenous Torres Strait Islander cultures.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Zenadh Kes canonical 2
Zenadth Kes 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous cultural region
region
associatedWithEthnicGroup Torres Strait Islander peoples
countryBorderRegionOf Australia
Papua New Guinea
hasAlternativeName Torres Strait Islands region
hasColonialHistoryWith British Empire
hasContemporaryPoliticalIssues land rights
sea rights
self-determination
hasCulturalPractices ceremony
dance
song
storytelling
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Torres Strait Islander communities
hasDistinctFrom mainland Aboriginal Australian cultures
hasIndigenousCulture Torres Strait Islander cultures
hasMajorIslandGroups Central Islands
Eastern Islands
Near Western Islands
Top Western Islands
hasPrimaryLanguages Kala Lagaw Ya
Meryam Mir
linked to: Meriam Mir

Torres Strait Creole
hasSpiritualConnectionTo islands
marine life
sea
hasTraditionalEconomyActivities fishing
hunting
marine gathering
hasTraditionalNavigationPractices reef and current knowledge
star navigation
isCulturallyLinkedTo Pacific Islander cultures
Papua New Guinea coastal communities
isPartOf Northern Australia region
linked to: northern Australia
isWithinJurisdictionOf Queensland
locatedBetween Australia
Papua New Guinea
locatedInBodyOfWater Arafura Sea
Coral Sea
locatedNorthOf Cape York Peninsula
locatedSouthOf Papua New Guinea mainland
linked to: Papua New Guinea
partOf Torres Strait
recognizedAsPartOf Indigenous Australia
traditionalNameFor Torres Strait Islands region

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Zenadh Kes people selfDesignation Zenadth Kes
linked to: Zenadh Kes