Galela people

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The Galela people are an indigenous ethnic group of northern Halmahera in Indonesia, known for their distinct Austronesian-Papuan cultural blend, language, and coastal-fishing traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
alsoSpeak Indonesian language
associatedBodyOfWater Halmahera Sea NERFINISHED
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
continent Asia
country Indonesia
countryOfficialLanguage Indonesian
culturalBlend Austronesian-Papuan
culturalInfluence Austronesian NERFINISHED
Papuan
culturalRegion North Maluku province NERFINISHED
environment coastal areas
lowland forests
ethnicRegion North Halmahera NERFINISHED
ethnolinguisticFamily Austronesian
hasOralTradition yes
hasSubgroup coastal Galela communities
inland Galela communities
historicalContactWith Ternate people NERFINISHED
Tobelo people NERFINISHED
other North Halmahera peoples
language Galela language NERFINISHED
linguisticArea North Halmahera languages area NERFINISHED
locatedIn Halmahera Island NERFINISHED
Maluku Islands NERFINISHED
North Maluku NERFINISHED
northern Halmahera NERFINISHED
maritimeOrientation yes
nativeTo Galela Bay area NERFINISHED
partOf Indonesian ethnic groups
primaryLanguageFamily West Papuan languages NERFINISHED
region Eastern Indonesia NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
Islam
traditionalEconomyType mixed subsistence and fishing
traditionalHousing stilt houses
traditionalLivelihood coastal fishing
fishing
sago cultivation
subsistence agriculture
traditionalNavigationSkills yes
traditionalReligion indigenous beliefs
usesScript Latin script

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North Maluku Province ethnicGroup Galela people
Halmahera ethnicGroups Galela people