Moni people

**Moni people**
**Migani / Megani /**
**Djonggunu / Jonggunu**
Total population
(28,200^[1])
Regions with significant populations
Papua (province), Indonesia
Languages
Moni language
Religion
Christianity (predominantly), Animism
Related ethnic groups
Papuan

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 the Papua province (formerly Central Irian Jaya) of West Papua (western part of the island of New Guinea). They speak the Moni language. They revere a large black and white whistling tree kangaroo called a bondegzeu as an ancestor. The bondegzeu was unknown to the scientific community until the zoologist Tim Flannery described it in 1995.^[2]

References

↑ "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. p. 154. ISBN 0-676-97720-0.

Papuan peoples

Indonesia	Amung Asmat Bauzi Dani Ekari Fayu Kombai Koteka Korowai Lani Marind Mek Moni Sawi Wolani Yali

Papua New Guinea	Abelam Angu Baining Baruya Bilibil Chambri Etoro Fore Gadsup Gogodala Haroli Hewa Huli Iatmul Kaluli Kwoma Koteka Maisin Mian Motuan Mundugumor Ogea Orokaiva Sambia Swagap Tairora Telefol Tolai Tsembaga Urapmin Wiru Wopkaimin Zia

Ethnic groups in Indonesia by region

Sumatra	Acehnese Batak Angkola Karo Mandailing Pakpak Simalungun Toba Alas Kluet Singkil Gayo Kubu Lampung Malay Batin Mentawai (Sakuddei) Minangkabau Aneuk Jamee Sakai Nias Rejang Seafarers Orang laut Orang Kuala Simeulue

Java	Betawi Cirebonese Javanese Banyumasan Osing Tenggerese Madurese Sundanese Baduy Bantenese

Kalimantan	Banjarese Dayak Bahau Kayan Kenyah Uma Baka' Bidayuh Kendayan Selako Bukitan Iban Mualang Kelabit Krio Kwijau Lun Bawang Murut Tidung Ot Danum Dusun Lawangan Ma'anyan Ngaju Bakumpai Meratus Punan Bah Malay Berau Seafarers Bajau Suluk

Sulawesi	Buginese Butonese Bonerate Gorontaloan Lindu Makassarese Mandarese Minahasan Mongondow Muna Pamona Sangirese Tau Taa Wana Toraja

Papua	Melanesians Papuan Amungme Asmat Bauzi Dani Ekari Fayu Kombai Korowai Lani Marind Mek Moni Sawi Wolani Yali

Lesser Sunda Islands	Atoni Bali Aga Balinese Bunak Kemak Lamaholot Manggarai Nage Sasak Savu Sika Sumba Sumbawa

Maluku Islands	Moluccans Alfur Alune Ambelau Ambonese Buru Kayeli Lisela Manusela Nuaulu Togutil Wemale

Non-indigenous	African Arab Chinese (Tionghoa) Benteng Chinese Peranakan Eurasian Indo people Filipino Indian Tamil Jewish Pakistani Totok

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