Apma people
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The Apma people are an indigenous ethnic group of Vanuatu, primarily residing on Pentecost Island and known for their distinct Apma language and traditional cultural practices.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country |
Republic of Vanuatu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfficialLanguage |
Bislama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
age-grade ceremonies
ⓘ
bridewealth exchanges ⓘ customary dispute resolution ⓘ ritual feasting ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Melanesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndonym | Apma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExonym | Apma people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
indigenous peoples of Vanuatu
ⓘ
population of Pentecost Island ⓘ |
| language | Apma language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSubgroup | North-Central Vanuatu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernReligion | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernReligionDenomination |
Anglicanism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ Presbyterianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | Pentecost Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
central Pentecost Island
ⓘ
eastern Pentecost Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousChange | Christianization in 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ |
| resideIn | Penama Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
clan-based
ⓘ
patrilineal elements ⓘ |
| traditionalCrops |
banana
ⓘ
breadfruit ⓘ kava ⓘ taro ⓘ yam ⓘ |
| traditionalDance | ceremonial dances ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
horticulture
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | thatched houses ⓘ |
| traditionalMaterialCulture |
baskets
ⓘ
wooden carvings ⓘ woven mats ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic |
slit-drum percussion
ⓘ
vocal polyphony ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | indigenous Melanesian beliefs ⓘ |
| useOfBislama | lingua franca in Vanuatu ⓘ |
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