Ketengban people

The Ketengban or also known as Kupel is an ethnic group who inhabit mountainous areas in Pegunungan Bintang Regency , Highland Papua. One of the seven main ethnic groups in the Pegunungan Bintang Regency is this one.[3]

Ketengban
Kupel[1]
Total population
13.000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Highland Papua
Languages
Ketengban
Religion
Christianity[2]
Related ethnic groups
Lepki • Murop • Ngalum • Mek

Language
Main article: Ketengban language

Ketengban, also known as Kupel, is a Papuan languages spoken in the Pegunungan Bintang Regency, Highland Papua.

The dialects of this language are Okbab (Okbap), Bime, Onya (Una), Omban (kamume), and Sirkai.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Ketengban in Indonesia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. Fani (19 December 2021). "Ribuan Warga Suku Ketengban Hadiri Natal Bersama". www.pasificpos.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. "Ribuan Warga Suku Ketengban Hadiri Natal Bersama". papuabangkit.com (in Indonesian). 12 April 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  4. "Ketengban in Ethnologue". www.ethnologue.com. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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