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Koteka is a Malay word for a type of gourd plant used by the highlanders of New Guinea as the cloth for men. Sociolinguistically, particularly in West Papua it is now used to refer to the tribes in the highlands of West Papua, mainly seven tribes (Lani, Mee, Amungme, Moni, Damal, Yali and Nduga).

Today, the term 'Koteka' has three meanings among the Papuans:

It refers to the traditional men-clothing of the the 'Koteka Tribes';
It refers to the Tribes wearing the gourd as the clothing of men in the highlands of New Guinea;
It also means a social-class among Papuans, and is now spreading across Indonesia.

The first meaning is almost disappearing in daily usage. Among the Papuans, Koteka is commonly used to refer to the seven major tribes in the highlands. Especially among tribal and some human rights activists, 'Koteka' refers to an entity of Papua nation across the highalands (central and southern highlands) of West Papua.

In Indonesia, this term is used as a term to look down, an indication of backwardness of the Papuans in the highlands.

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-'''Koteka''' is a [[Malay]] word for a type of [[gourd]] [[plant]] used by the highlanders of [[New Guinea]] as the cloth for men. ]]Sociolinguistic]]ally, particularly in [[Western New Guinea|West Papua]] it is now used to refer to the [[tribes]] in the highlands of West Papua, mainly seven tribes ([[Lani]], [[Mee]], [[Amungme]], [[Moni]], D[[amal]], [[Yali]] and [[Nduga]]).
+'''Koteka''' is a [[Malay]] word for a type of [[gourd]] [[plant]] used by the highlanders of [[New Guinea]] as the cloth for men. [[Sociolinguistic]]ally, particularly in [[Western New Guinea|West Papua]] it is now used to refer to the [[tribes]] in the highlands of West Papua, mainly seven tribes ([[Lani]], [[Mee]], [[Amungme]], [[Moni]], D[[amal]], [[Yali]] and [[Nduga]]).
+Today, the term 'Koteka' has three meanings among the Papuans:
+# It refers to the traditional men-clothing of the the 'Koteka Tribes';
+# It refers to the Tribes wearing the gourd as the clothing of men in the highlands of New Guinea;
+# It also means a social-class among Papuans, and is now spreading across Indonesia.
+The first meaning is almost disappearing in daily usage. Among the Papuans, Koteka is commonly used to refer to the seven major tribes in the highlands. Especially among tribal and some human rights activists, 'Koteka' refers to an entity of Papua nation across the highalands (central and southern highlands) of West Papua.
+In Indonesia, this term is used as a term to look down, an indication of backwardness of the Papuans in the highlands.