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Kombai
Indigenous Group	Kombai (also known as: Komboy)
Location	Indonesia, Papua, Southern region, Merauke district, around Boma, bounded by Digul and Kasuari River to the east and the Ndeiram Kabur to the north and west
Estimated Population	4,000 (1994, De Vries)
Environment	Tropical, Swamp, Lowlands, Jungle
Lifestyle	Semi-Nomadic
Subsistence	Hunter / Gatherer / Agriculture
Level of Assimilation	Traditional
Language and Language Family	Kombai Classification: Trans-New Guinea, Main Section, Central and Western, Central and South New Guinea-Kutubuan, Central and South New Guinea, Awyu-Dumut, Dumut Alternate names: Komboy Dialects: Central Kombai, Tayan. Close to Wambon, Mandobo Atas, Mandobo Bawah, Wanggom
Website URLs	Ethnologue Papua Indonesia, Papua Peoples - Kombai Papuaweb – Kombai The Guild of Television Cameramen, Article : Shooting from the Hip - Kombai National Geographic, Article : Eating Bugs, Braving Crocs With Asia's Swamp People Irian Jaya's Kombai - The Tree House People Jane’s Oceania Homepage, Irian Jaya – Traditional Melanesian Culture
NGOs	Free West Papua Movement Down to Earth TAPOL, The Indonesian Human Rights Campaign