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Moni people
Migani / Megani / Djonggunu / Jonggunu

Total population
28,200
Regions with significant populations
Indonesia (Central Papua)
Languages
Moni language, Indonesian language
Religion
Christianity (predominantly), Animism
Related ethnic groups
Papuan: Mee, Napan (Auye), Wolani

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 Central Papua in Western New Guinea. They speak the Moni language.

The Moni revere the bondegezou, a large black and white whistling tree kangaroo, as an ancestor. The bondegezou was unknown to the scientific community until the zoologist Tim Flannery described it in 1995.

See also

• Indigenous people of New Guinea

References

1. "Moni in Indonesia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
2. David Wallechinsky; Amy Wallace; Ira Basen; Jane Farrow (2005). The book of lists: the original compendium of curious information. Alfred A. Knopf Canada. pp. 154. ISBN 0-676-97720-0.

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