Lani people

The Lani are an indigenous people in Puncak, Central Papua and Lanny Jaya, Highland Papua, usually labelled 'Western Dani' by foreign missionaries, or grouped—inaccurately—with the Dani people who inhabit the Baliem Valley to the east.

Lani people
Western Dani
Villagers from Kampung Dugu-Dugu, Kuyawage, Lanny Jaya
Total population
about 200.000 people.
Regions with significant populations
 Indonesia (Central Papua and Highland Papua)
Languages
Lani language, Indonesian language
Religion
Christianity, animism
Related ethnic groups
Yali, Dani
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