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.

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Nggela people canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
indigenous people
archipelago Solomon Islands
surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
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
Malaitan people
surface form: Malaita 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 Solomon Sea
surface form: Coral Sea
politicalEntity Solomon Islands
primarySettlementArea Florida Islands
Nggela Islands
region Central Province
religion Christianity
religiousDenomination Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglicanism

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism

Protestant Christianity
surface form: 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

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

Gela language spokenBy Nggela people
Gela Sule associatedWithEthnicGroup Nggela people
Gela Sule associatedWithEthnicGroup Nggela people
subject surface form: Nggela Sule