The Moni (also known as the Migani, the Megani, the Djonggunu, or the Jonggunu) are an indigenous people in the Indonesian Paniai regency (kabupaten) of Central Papua in Western New Guinea. They speak the Moni language.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 28,200[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Indonesia (Central Papua) | |
| Languages | |
| Moni language, Indonesian language | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (predominantly), Animism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Papuan: Mee, Napan (Auye), Wolani |
The Moni revere the bondegezou, a large black and white whistling tree kangaroo, as an ancestor. The bondegezou was unknown to the scientific community until the zoologist Tim Flannery described it in 1995.[2]
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References
edit- ^ "Moni in Indonesia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ^ David Wallechinsky; Amy Wallace; Ira Basen; Jane Farrow (2005). The book of lists: the original compendium of curious information. Alfred A. Knopf Canada. pp. 154. ISBN 0-676-97720-0.
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