Preferred Name

Melanesian
Synonyms

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008292

Definitions

The predominant and Indigenous inhabitants of Melanesia, in a wide area from Maluku Islands and New Guinea to as far east as the islands of Vanuatu and Fiji. Most speak either one of the many languages of the Austronesian language family, especially ones in the Oceanic branch, or from one of the many unrelated families of Papuan languages.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008289

alternate name

Melanesians

definition

The predominant and Indigenous inhabitants of Melanesia, in a wide area from Maluku Islands and New Guinea to as far east as the islands of Vanuatu and Fiji. Most speak either one of the many languages of the Austronesian language family, especially ones in the Oceanic branch, or from one of the many unrelated families of Papuan languages.

has database cross reference

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanesians

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Melanesian_people

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1762752

has related synonym

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008292

label

Melanesian

location

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GAZ_00005860

prefixIRI

GSSO:008289

prefLabel

Melanesian

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_001026

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