The Ketengban or also known as Kupel is an
ethnic group
An ethnic group or an ethnicity is a grouping of people who identify with each other on the basis of shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups. Those attributes can include common sets of traditions, ancestry, language, history, ...
who inhabit mountainous areas in
Pegunungan Bintang Regency
Pegunungan Bintang Regency, or Bintang Mountains Regency is a regency in the Indonesian province of Highland Papua. It covers an area of 15,683 km2, and had a population of 65,434 at the 2010 Census and 77,872 at the 2020 Census. The administ ...
,
Highland Papua. This ethnic group is one of the seven major ethnic groups in the Pegunungan Bintang Regency.
Language
Ketengban, also known as Kupel, is a
Papuan languages spoken in the Pegunungan Bintang Regency, Highland Papua.
The dialects of this language are Okbab (Okbap), Bime, Onya (
Una), Omban (kamume), and Sirkai.
See also
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Indigenous people of New Guinea
References
Ethnic groups in Indonesia
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