Pileni

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Pileni is a small Polynesian outlier island community in the Solomon Islands, known for its Polynesian culture and language despite being located within Melanesia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Polynesian outlier
island
administrativeDivision Temotu Province
surface form: Temotu Province of Solomon Islands
climate tropical maritime climate
country Solomon Islands
ethnoLinguisticAffiliation Polynesian languages
surface form: Polynesian
geopoliticalContext within Melanesian state of Solomon Islands
hasCulture Polynesian culture
hasCustom communal land tenure
extended family social structure
hasEconomicActivity copra production
fishing
subsistence agriculture
hasLanguage Pileni language
hasNavigationTradition Polynesian navigation
hasReligion Christianity
hasSettlementType village
hasTraditionalHousing thatched houses
languageFamily Austronesian languages
Polynesian languages
locatedIn Melanesia
Temotu Province
southwestern Pacific Ocean
partOf Reef Islands
populationEstimate small population
regionType Polynesian outlier community
timeZone UTC+11
vulnerableTo coastal erosion
sea level rise
tropical cyclones

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