| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,470 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Indonesia (Papua &Central Papua) | |
| Languages | |
| Fayu language,Indonesian language | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (65%), other ethnic religion (35%)[1][better source needed] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Turu people |
TheFayu people are an ethnic group who live in an area of swampland inWaropen Regency,Papua Province andPuncak Regency,Central Papua,Indonesia. They can be found in Kampung Otodemo, Inggerus District, but also in Kampung Dirou, Kampung Kawari, Kampung Dairi and Kampung Subohiri and in Kirihi District (south of Otodemo).[2] When first contacted by westerners they numbered about 400, a number reduced from about 2000 due to violence within the group. The Fayu generally live in single family groups with gatherings of several such groups once or twice a year to exchange brides. Two books have been written about living among them. The first is bySabine Kuegler, who spent most of her childhood growing up with them.[3] The second isJared Diamond'sGuns, Germs, and Steel, where the group is used as an example of aband type society.[4] The Fayu are often described in books written about them asStone Age people,cannibalistic, brutal fighters, backward, and as a people who can only count up to three.[5] Today,[when?] the Fayu people number up to 1,470; the majority of them areChristians.[1]
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