Raga people
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The Raga people are an indigenous community of northern Pentecost Island in Vanuatu, known for their distinct Austronesian culture and language as well as traditional practices like land diving.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedRitual |
harvest ceremonies
ⓘ
initiation ceremonies ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfficialLanguage |
Bislama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
myths and legends
ⓘ
oral traditions ⓘ traditional dances ⓘ traditional songs ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Melanesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Austronesian culture ⓘ |
| customaryInstitution | chiefly system ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
small-scale cash cropping ⓘ |
| environment |
coastal areas
ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroupOf | Raga language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | indigenous peoples of Vanuatu ⓘ |
| language | Raga language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Oceanic languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pentecost Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Pentecost Island ⓘ |
| primarySubsistence | subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| region | Penama Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional indigenous beliefs ⓘ |
| riteOfPassage | land diving ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based system ⓘ |
| stapleCrop |
banana
ⓘ
cassava ⓘ taro ⓘ yam ⓘ |
| traditionalArchitectureMaterial |
local timber
ⓘ
woven palm leaves ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
ancestral spirits
ⓘ
land as sacred ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | thatched houses ⓘ |
| traditionalInstrument |
bamboo flute
ⓘ
slit drum ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic |
slit-drum music
ⓘ
vocal polyphony ⓘ |
| traditionalPractice | land diving ⓘ |
| useScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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