I can't stop thinking about Papua New Guinea
An exploration of Papua New Guinea highlights its extreme linguistic diversity, complex history of tribal warfare, and unique anthropological studies. The author reflects on the island's isolation and the 1930s discovery of highland populations.
Why it matters
The article provides a cultural and historical overview of one of the world's most diverse and least understood regions.
561 56 51 Share When you talk about Papua New Guinea, people may say, oh, is that the place where:
There are nearly distinct 1000 languages spoken, about 12% of all the languages on earth, and by far the most language diversity in the world
Nobody is sure if its population is 10 million or 17 million
They were having bow and arrow battles as late as 1963:
Historic Vids @historyinmemes Pre-bronze age war between two tribes in West Papua, 1963 12:03 PM · Jan 19, 2024 · 18.5M Views 1.68K Replies · 7.26K Reposts · 66K Likes People still shoot arrows at each other in urban centres
The capital is the most dangerous city in the world
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