Marind people
The Marind or Marind-Anim are an ethnic group of New Guinea, residing in the province of South Papua, Indonesia.
Marind-Anim men dressed for ceremony, south coast Dutch New Guinea. c 1920s. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 37,558 (2010) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Indonesia (South Papua) | |
| Languages | |
| Marind family within the Trans–New Guinea phylum of Papuan languages, Indonesian language | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (predominantly), indigenous beliefs | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Indigenous Papuan peoples of Western New Guinea and Papua New Guinea, other Melanesians |
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