Nengone people

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The Nengone people are an indigenous Melanesian community of New Caledonia, primarily inhabiting Maré Island and known for their distinct Austronesian language and rich customary traditions.

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Nengone people canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Melanesian people
ethnic group
associatedIsland Maré
associatedIslandGroup Loyalty Islands Province
colonialHistory French colonization of New Caledonia
continent Oceania
country France
culturalHeritage customary law
kinship-based land tenure
oral tradition
culturalPractice chant
customary ceremonies
dance
exchange of gifts
ritual feasts
storytelling
customaryAuthority chiefs
clan leaders
demographicContext minority population within New Caledonia
ethnolinguisticGroup Kanak
language Nengone language
languageFamily Austronesian languages
languageSubfamily Oceanic languages
locatedIn New Caledonia
missionaryHistory Catholic missions in the 19th century
Protestant missions in the 19th century
partOf Kanak cultural area
politicalStatus Kanak people of New Caledonia
linked to: Kanak people
presentReligion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Christianity
Protestantism
primarySettlement Maré Island
region Loyalty Islands
relatedEthnicGroup Drehu people
Iaai people
other Kanak groups of New Caledonia
traditionalCrop banana
coconut
taro
yam
traditionalEconomy fishing
subsistence agriculture
traditionalHousing thatched houses
traditionalNavigation canoe use
traditionalReligion Melanesian indigenous beliefs
traditionalSocialStructure clan-based organization

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Nengone language ethnicGroup Nengone people