Kawelka people

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The Kawelka people are a tribe who live in the Western Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. [1] The Kawelka are largely based in the immediate area surrounding the Wahgi Valley, located in the New Guinea Highlands. [2] The Kawelka also have historical ties to the Kuk Swamp. [3]

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History

According to the founding legend of the Kawelka, the tribe originates from a region known as Koumpouppukl. [4] Over the course of the Kawelka's history, they have engaged in numerous conflicts with neighbouring tribes, during which several Kawelka clans, specifically the Muntimbo, Kurungaper and Kumuntmbo clans, have been wiped out. [4]

Language

The Kawelka tribe speaks the Melpa language. [5] There are also other related Melpa-speaking tribes.

References

  1. ↑ Australian Centre for the Moving Image. "The Kawelka Ongka's Big Moka". Australian Centre for the Moving Image . Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Strathern, Andrew; et al. (2000). Arrow Talk. Kent State University Press. p. 176. ISBN   9780873386616.
  3. ↑ Golson, Jack (2017). Ten Thousand Years of Cultivation at Kuk Swamp in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. ANU Press. p. 430. ISBN   9781760461164.
  4. 1 2 Ketan, Joseph (2004). The Name Must Not Go Down. Institute of Pacific Studies. p. 383. ISBN   9789820203525.
  5. ↑ Strathern, Andrew (1972). One Father, One Blood: Descent and group structure among the Melpa people. Canberra: Australian National University, Research School of Social Sciences. ISBN   978-0-7081-0699-0.


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