![]() Yali with traditional clothing, sabiyab and kem. | |
Total population | |
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49,000 (2009) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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Languages | |
Yali or Mek languages, Indonesian language | |
Religion | |
Protestant Christian & Catholicism (predominantly), Animism, Dynamism (metaphysics), Totemism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Dani people, Lani people, Nduga people, Mek people |
Yali are a major tribal group in Highland Papua, Indonesia, and live to the east of the Baliem Valley, mainly in Yalimo Regency, Yahukimo Regency, and the surrounding regions.