Uveans

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Uveans are an indigenous Polynesian people primarily inhabiting the island of Wallis (ʻUvea) in the French territory of Wallis and Futuna in the South Pacific.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Wallisians 4
Uveans canonical 2
Uvean 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Polynesian people
indigenous people
associatedWith Wallisian culture
citizenship French citizenship
colonialHistory French overseas territory
French protectorate
continent Oceania
country France
culturalPractice Polynesian navigation traditions
kava ceremonies
tapa cloth making
culturalRegion Western Polynesia
demographicsIn Wallis and Futuna
ethnicGroupOf Wallis and Futuna
ethnonym Uveans self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wallisians
governedAsPartOf Wallis and Futuna
surface form: French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna
hasEndonym Uveans self-link
hasExonym Uveans self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wallisians
hasMonarchy King of Uvea
indigenousTo Wallis and Futuna
Ouvéa Island
surface form: ʻUvea Island
language Uvean language
languageFamily Austronesian languages
Polynesian languages
locatedIn Wallis and Futuna
surface form: French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna

South Pacific Ocean
mainIsland Wallis
Wallis and Futuna
surface form: ʻUvea
modernPoliticalStatus part of French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna
ocean Pacific Ocean
partOf Polynesian cultural sphere
surface form: French Polynesian cultural area

Polynesia
primaryInhabitantOf Wallis Island
Wallis and Futuna
surface form: ʻUvea
region Wallis Island
Ouvéa Island
surface form: ʻUvea Island
relatedEthnicGroup Futunans
Samoans
Tongans
religion Roman Catholicism
religiousAffiliationMajority Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Catholic Church
subregion Melanesia and Polynesia boundary region
traditionalPoliticalStructure Kingdom of Uvea
traditionalReligion Polynesian indigenous religion
traditionalTitle Lavelua (King of Uvea)
usesScript Latin script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Polynesians hasSubgroup Uveans
Wallisian language alternateName Uveans
this entity surface form: Uvean
Wallisian language ethnicGroup Uveans
this entity surface form: Wallisians
Futunans relatedEthnicGroup Uveans
this entity surface form: Wallisians
Uveans ethnonym Uveans self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Wallisians
Uveans hasExonym Uveans self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Wallisians
Uveans hasEndonym Uveans self-link