Yali people

Yali people
Yali with traditional clothing, sabiyab and kem.
Total population
49,000 (2009)
Regions with significant populations
 Indonesia (Highland Papua)
Languages
Yali or Mek languages, Indonesian language
Religion
Protestant Christian & Catholicism (predominantly), Animism, Dynamism (metaphysics), Totemism
Related ethnic groups
Dani people, Lani people, Nduga people, Mek people

Yali are a major tribal group in Highland Papua, Indonesia, and live to the east of the Baliem Valley, mainly in Yalimo Regency, Yahukimo Regency, and the surrounding regions.