Southern Bougainville
E671450
Southern Bougainville is the southern region of Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea, known for its distinct indigenous communities, languages, and cultural traditions.
Statements (79)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | region ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Central Bougainville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coral Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomon Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeRelation | part of Autonomous Bougainville Government jurisdiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
coastal lowlands
ⓘ
high rainfall ⓘ mountainous terrain ⓘ predominantly rural ⓘ rich biodiversity ⓘ southern portion of Bougainville Island ⓘ tropical climate ⓘ volcanic soils ⓘ |
| hasConflictHistory |
affected by Bougainville conflict
ⓘ
experienced armed conflict in late 20th century ⓘ |
| hasCulturalExpression |
carving and handicrafts
ⓘ
dance ⓘ oral storytelling ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRegion | South Bougainville cultural area ⓘ |
| hasEconomy |
cocoa production
ⓘ
copra production ⓘ fishing ⓘ hunting and gathering ⓘ small-scale cash cropping ⓘ subsistence gardening ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Bana people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buin people NERFINISHED ⓘ Motuna people NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagovisi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Nasioi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Siwai people NERFINISHED ⓘ Telei people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Bana language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buin language NERFINISHED ⓘ Koromira language NERFINISHED ⓘ Motuna language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagovisi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nasioi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Piva language NERFINISHED ⓘ Siwai language NERFINISHED ⓘ Telei language NERFINISHED ⓘ Terei language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily |
Papuan languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Bougainville languages ⓘ |
| hasNaturalResource |
forests
ⓘ
freshwater rivers ⓘ marine resources ⓘ |
| hasPostConflictStatus |
involved in peacebuilding processes
ⓘ
participated in Bougainville independence referendum ⓘ |
| hasPractice |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
bridewealth exchanges ⓘ customary law ⓘ extended clan networks ⓘ traditional belief systems ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Protestantism ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ Seventh-day Adventist Church NERFINISHED ⓘ United Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlementPattern |
dispersed villages
ⓘ
hamlets ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
coastal shipping
ⓘ
small airstrips ⓘ unsealed roads ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Bougainvillean peoples
ⓘ
indigenous communities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
customary land tenure
ⓘ
distinct indigenous communities ⓘ linguistic diversity ⓘ local languages ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ traditional cultural practices ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Melanesia
ⓘ
Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ South Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Autonomous Region of Bougainville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bougainville Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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