Hubula, Balim, Parim | |
|---|---|
 A Dani man with custom accessories | |
| Total population | |
| 90,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Indonesia (Highland Papua) | |
| Languages | |
| Grand Valley Dani, Indonesian language | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (especially Protestant), Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Hupla people, Lani people, Nduga people, Walak people, Wano people, Yali people |
The Dani (also spelled Ndani) are an ethnic group from the Central Highlands of Western New Guinea in Baliem Valley, Highland Papua, Indonesia. Around 100,000 people live in the Baliem Valley, consisting of representatives of the Dani tribes in the lower and upper parts of the valley each 20,000 and 50,000 in the middle part (with a total of 90,000 people). The areas west of the Baliem Valley are inhabited by approx 180,000, representatives of the Lani people, incorrectly called "Western Dani".[1] All inhabitants of Baliem Valley and the surrounding areas are often called Dani hence they are also sometimes conflated with other highland tribes such as Lani in the west; Walak in the north; Nduga, Mek, and Yali in the south and east.[2]
They are one of the most populous tribes in the highlands and are found spread out through the highlands. The Dani are one of the best-known ethnic groups in Papua, due to the relatively numerous tourists who visit the Baliem Valley area where they predominate. Ndani meaning 'people of the east' is the name given to the Lani living east of the Moni, at the time misunderstood to refer to all inhabitants of the Baliem Valley,[3] and while they call themselves Hubula (or Huwulra, Hugula, Hubla),[4] they have been known as Dani since the 1926 Smithsonian Institution-Dutch Colonial Government expedition to New Guinea under Matthew Stirling who visited the Moni.[5][2]
- ^ a b Remigiusz Mielcarek (2012). "Ginąca kultura papuaskiego ludu Dani i wpływ turystyki na jej zachowanie". Studia Periegetica. pp. 53–72. ISSN 1897-9262. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Ap Kaintek Model Kepemimpinan Masyarakat Hubula di Lembah Balim, Papua". STFT Fajar Timur. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ Fiqram, Muhamad; Wanimbo, Angginak S. (6 June 2024). "Laki-Laki Lani dan Koteka Kobewak". DETIK Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Mengenal Suku Hugula di Papua". The Papua Jurnal (in Indonesian). 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Jennifer Bensley, 1994 The Dani church of Irian Jaya and the challenges it is facing today Archived 10 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Chapter 1, p.17-18