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The culture of Papua New Guinea is many-sided and complex. It is estimated that more than 7000 different cultural groups exist in Papua New Guinea, and most groups have their own language. Because of this diversity, in which they take pride, many different styles of cultural expression have emerged; each group has created its own expressive forms in art, dance, weaponry, costumes, singing, music, architecture and much more. To unify the nation, the language Tok Pisin, once called Neo-Melanesian (or Pidgin English) has evolved as the lingua franca — the medium through which diverse language groups are able to communicate with one another in Parliament, in the news media, and elsewhere. People typically live in villages or dispersed hamlets which rely on the subsistence farming of yams and t

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  • Cultura de Papúa Nueva Guinea (es)
  • Culture of Papua New Guinea (en)
  • Cultura da Papua-Nova Guiné (pt)
  • Культура Папуа — Новой Гвинеи (ru)
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  • Nas altas terras de Papua as montanhas fazem barreiras naturais entre grupos diferentes ajudando-os a preservar sua singulares variedades de cultura e línguas. Com 850 idiomas falados em todo o país, Papua-Nova Guiné é a nação em que se falam mais línguas. É também nesta meia-ilha que se concentra parte da , que pode reduzir as atuais seis mil linguagens humanas a apenas seiscentas. (pt)
  • The culture of Papua New Guinea is many-sided and complex. It is estimated that more than 7000 different cultural groups exist in Papua New Guinea, and most groups have their own language. Because of this diversity, in which they take pride, many different styles of cultural expression have emerged; each group has created its own expressive forms in art, dance, weaponry, costumes, singing, music, architecture and much more. To unify the nation, the language Tok Pisin, once called Neo-Melanesian (or Pidgin English) has evolved as the lingua franca — the medium through which diverse language groups are able to communicate with one another in Parliament, in the news media, and elsewhere. People typically live in villages or dispersed hamlets which rely on the subsistence farming of yams and t (en)
  • La cultura de Papúa Nueva Guinea es muy compleja: se estima que existen más de mil grupos culturales. A causa de esta diversidad, se puede encontrar una gran variedad de expresiones culturales; cada grupo ha creado su propia forma de arte, bailes, costumbres, música, etc. En la ribera del río Sepik, un grupo de indígenas son conocidos por sus tallados en madera. Ellos crean formas de plantas o de animales, según su creencia ya que creen que son sus ancestros. (es)
  • Культура Папуа-Новой Гвинеи очень сложна: по оценкам, здесь насчитывается более тысячи культурных групп. Из-за этого можно найти большое разнообразие культурных выражений. Каждая группа создала свою собственную форму искусства, танцы, обычаи, музыку и т. д. (ru)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bioma_figure_from_Papua,_New_Guinea.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The_Childrens_Museum_of_Indianapolis_-_Woven_fiber_male_spirit_dance_mask.jpg
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