Tigak people
E551780
The Tigak people are an indigenous ethnic group of Papua New Guinea, primarily inhabiting the coastal and island areas of New Ireland Province, with a distinct Austronesian language and seafaring culture.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| boatTechnology | outrigger canoes ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
contact with Australian colonial administration
ⓘ
contact with German colonial administration ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| countryAdministrativeDivision | New Ireland Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfficialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Hiri Motu NERFINISHED ⓘ Tok Pisin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
canoe-building knowledge
ⓘ
dance and music ⓘ oral traditions ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Bismarck Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalTrait | seafaring culture ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | minority group in Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
artisanal fishing
ⓘ
copra production ⓘ small-scale cash cropping ⓘ |
| environment |
coral islands
ⓘ
tropical coastal ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Austronesian peoples ⓘ |
| language | Tigak language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticStatus | minority language speakers ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New Ireland Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritimeOrientation | high ⓘ |
| navigationSkill | coastal navigation ⓘ |
| partOf | New Ireland indigenous populations ⓘ |
| region |
coastal areas of New Ireland Province
ⓘ
islands off New Ireland Province ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Kuanua-speaking Tolai people
ⓘ
Nalik people NERFINISHED ⓘ other New Ireland Austronesian groups ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional indigenous beliefs ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | village-based communities ⓘ |
| traditionalDiet |
marine resources
ⓘ
taro ⓘ yam ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
coastal village settlements
ⓘ
stilt houses ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gardening ⓘ sago gathering ⓘ |
| usesLanguageAlongside | Tok Pisin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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