Nalik people
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The Nalik people are an indigenous ethnic group of New Ireland in Papua New Guinea, known for their distinctive Austronesian language and rich ceremonial and artistic traditions.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| artForm |
malagan carvings
ⓘ
ritual sculpture ⓘ woodcarving ⓘ |
| artisticMotif |
ancestral figures
ⓘ
spirit beings ⓘ |
| ceremonialLife |
funerary rituals
ⓘ
initiation ceremonies ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
contact with Australian colonial administration
ⓘ
contact with German colonial administration ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
rich artistic traditions
ⓘ
rich ceremonial traditions ⓘ |
| culturalPractice | malagan ceremonies ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | New Ireland cultural area ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | minority group in Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Austronesian peoples ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
New Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | clan affiliation important in social life ⓘ |
| language | Nalik language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageEndangerment |
pressure from English
ⓘ
pressure from Tok Pisin ⓘ |
| languageStatus | local community language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Ireland Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernInfluence |
cash-crop economy
ⓘ
missionary activity ⓘ |
| musicTradition |
chanting
ⓘ
drumming ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageFamily | Austronesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageSubfamily | Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
east coast of New Ireland
ⓘ
northern New Ireland ⓘ |
| relatedGroup | other New Ireland Austronesian groups ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional beliefs ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based system ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
banana
ⓘ
coconut ⓘ taro ⓘ yam ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory | Nalik area of New Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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