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The Dani people, also spelled Ndani, and sometimes conflated with the Lani group to the west, are a people from the central highlands of western New Guinea (the Indonesian province of Papua). They are one of the most populous tribes in the highlands, and are found spread out through the highlands. The Dani are one of the most well-known ethnic groups in Papua, due to the relatively numerous tourists who visit the Baliem Valley area where they predominate. "Ndani" is the name given to the Baliem Valley people by the Moni people, and, while they don't call themselves Dani, they have been known as such since the 1926 Smithsonian Institution-Dutch Colonial Government expedition to New Guinea under Matthew Stirling who visited the Moni.〔Jennifer Bensley, 1994 (The Dani church of Irian Jaya and the challenges it is facing today ), Chapter 1, p.17-18〕 ==Language== Linguists identify at least four sub-groupings of Dani languages: * Lower-Grand Valley Dani (20,000 speakers) * Mid-Grand Valley Dani (50,000 speakers) * Upper-Grand Valley Dani (20,000 speakers) * and the Lani or Western Dani (180,000 speakers) The Dani languages differentiate only two basic colours, ''mili'' for cool/dark shades such as blue, green, and black, and ''mola'' for warm/light colours such as red, yellow, and white. This trait makes it an interesting field of research for language psychologists, e.g. Eleanor Rosch, eager to know whether there is a link between way of thought and language. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dani people」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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