Gedaged people

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The Gedaged people are an indigenous ethnic group of Papua New Guinea, traditionally living in coastal and island communities of Madang Province and known for their distinct Austronesian language and maritime culture.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Fore people 1
Gedaged people canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (23)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
areAustronesian true
areIndigenousToMadangCoast true
areMaritimePeople true
continent Oceania
country Papua New Guinea
countrySubdivision Momase Region
culturalType maritime culture
ethnolinguisticGroup Austronesian peoples
hasEthnologueEntry Gedaged language
indigenousTo Papua New Guinea
language Gedaged language
languageFamily Austronesian languages
locatedIn Madang Province
partOf Madang Province coastal populations
region Bismarck Sea area
linked to: Bismarck Sea
religion Christianity (predominant, alongside traditional beliefs)
linked to: Christianity
traditionalEconomy subsistence economy
traditionalRegion coastal communities of Madang Province
island communities of Madang Province
traditionalSubsistence fishing
small-scale horticulture
usesWritingSystem Latin script (for Gedaged language, in modern contexts)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gedaged language usedBy Gedaged people
Eastern Highlands Province hasEthnicGroup Fore people
linked to: Gedaged people