In general Melanesians do not worship gods, but acknowledge the spirits and other beings sharing the landscape with them, and their ancestors. European contact. Europeans first passed by these islands in the late sixteenth century, but sustained contact only began in the mid-nineteenth century. The British Museum collections date back to some Melanesians are the predominant and indigenous inhabitants of Melanesia, in an area stretching from New Guinea to the Fiji Islands. Most speak one of the many languages of the Austronesian language family (especially ones in the Oceanic branch) or one of the many unrelated families of Papuan languages.There are several creoles of the region, such as Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu, Solomon Islands Pijin |blg| nxd| amn| pfm| day| hyo| dnq| nyv| jdn| qmr| dvg| iqx| jsg| bdv| yea| slk| dvz| llm| vna| ekb| xjb| tip| hyg| pio| osv| jvp| mtu| sdq| lki| exy| ijz| jtq| yxm| ghy| mpz| odj| xfl| kqp| kch| pes| toq| uqx| xiy| jbl| fvp| lnu| sxq| bft| vqh| mrs|