Gedaged people

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The Gedaged people are an indigenous ethnic group of Papua New Guinea, traditionally living in coastal and island communities of Madang Province and known for their distinct Austronesian language and maritime culture.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Fore people 1
Gedaged people canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (23)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
areAustronesian true ⓘ
areIndigenousToMadangCoast true ⓘ
areMaritimePeople true ⓘ
continent Oceania ⓘ
country Papua New Guinea ⓘ
countrySubdivision Momase Region ⓘ
culturalType maritime culture ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup Austronesian peoples ⓘ
hasEthnologueEntry Gedaged language ⓘ
indigenousTo Papua New Guinea ⓘ
language Gedaged language ⓘ
languageFamily Austronesian languages ⓘ
locatedIn Madang Province ⓘ
partOf Madang Province coastal populations ⓘ
region Bismarck Sea area ⓘ
linked to: Bismarck Sea
religion Christianity (predominant, alongside traditional beliefs) ⓘ
linked to: Christianity
traditionalEconomy subsistence economy ⓘ
traditionalRegion coastal communities of Madang Province ⓘ
island communities of Madang Province ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence fishing ⓘ
small-scale horticulture ⓘ
usesWritingSystem Latin script (for Gedaged language, in modern contexts) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Gedaged language → usedBy → Gedaged people ⓘ
Eastern Highlands Province → hasEthnicGroup → Fore people ⓘ
linked to: Gedaged people