Niueans

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Niueans are an indigenous Polynesian people native to the island nation of Niue in the South Pacific, with their own distinct language and cultural traditions.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Niuean 7
Niueans canonical 4
Niuean people 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Polynesian people
ethnic group
alsoSpeak English
associatedWith Niuean culture
Niuean identity
citizenshipStatus many are citizens of New Zealand
climateRegion tropical maritime
colonialHistoryWith New Zealand
countryOfCitizenship Niue
diasporaIn Australia
New Zealand
Pacific Islands
surface form: Pacific Island states
economicActivity fishing
subsistence agriculture
ethnicallyClassifiedAs Polynesian
ethnonym Niueans self-linksurface differs
surface form: Niuean
governedBy Niuean customary law (in some matters)
haveCulturalTradition Polynesian navigation
oral storytelling
tatau (tattooing)
traditional carving
traditional dance
weaving
historicalLanguageFamily Austronesian languages
indigenousTo Niue
language Niuean language
languageSubfamily Polynesian languages
locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
nativeNameLanguage Niuean language
nativeTo Niue
partOf Polynesia
populationConcentratedIn Alofi
primaryReligion Christianity
region Oceania
shareCulturalAffinityWith Cook Islanders
Samoans
Tongans
other Polynesian peoples
traditionalCookingMethod umu (earth oven)
traditionalFood coconut-based dishes
seafood
taro
traditionalHousing Polynesian-style houses
traditionalMusic Polynesian choral music
percussion-based music
traditionalReligion Polynesian indigenous beliefs
traditionalSocialStructure extended family (aiga/kainga-type units)
useScript Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

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

Niue nationality Niueans
this entity surface form: Niuean
Niue officialLanguage Niueans
this entity surface form: Niuean
Polynesians hasSubgroup Niueans
Niuean New Zealanders ethnicOrigin Niueans
this entity surface form: Niuean people
Tongans relatedEthnicGroup Niueans
Niuean language ethnicGroup Niueans
this entity surface form: Niuean people
Tuvaluan people relatedEthnicGroup Niueans
this entity surface form: Niuean people
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages includesLanguage Niueans
this entity surface form: Niuean
Alofi officialLanguage Niueans
this entity surface form: Niuean
Futunans relatedEthnicGroup Niueans
Niueans ethnonym Niueans self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Niuean
Niue Rugby Football Union languageUsed Niueans
this entity surface form: Niuean
government of Niue officialLanguageOfAdministration Niueans
this entity surface form: Niuean