Polynesian outliers
E32700
Polynesian outliers are small, culturally Polynesian communities located on islands outside the main Polynesian Triangle, primarily in Melanesia and Micronesia.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polynesian outliers canonical | 11 |
| Polynesian outlier | 2 |
| Polynesian outlier communities | 2 |
| Polynesian outlier languages | 2 |
| Polynesian outlier islands | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T248839 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Polynesian outliers Context triple: [Central Province, hasEthnolinguisticGroup, Polynesian outliers]
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A.
Polynesia
Polynesia is a vast region of the central and southern Pacific Ocean comprising over a thousand islands, including Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, and French Polynesia, linked by shared Polynesian cultures and languages.
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B.
Pacific peoples
Pacific peoples are a diverse group of communities in New Zealand with ancestral ties to Pacific Island nations such as Samoa, Tonga, the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, and Fiji, contributing significantly to the country’s cultural and social landscape.
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C.
Melanesia
Melanesia is a culturally and linguistically diverse region of islands in the southwestern Pacific, including countries such as Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.
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D.
Central Malayo-Polynesian languages
The Central Malayo-Polynesian languages are a proposed group of Austronesian languages spoken mainly in eastern Indonesia, characterized by shared phonological and grammatical innovations that distinguish them from neighboring Malayo-Polynesian branches.
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E.
Pacific Islands
The Pacific Islands are a vast region of thousands of islands in the Pacific Ocean, encompassing diverse Indigenous cultures, languages, and nations such as Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Polynesian outliers Target entity description: Polynesian outliers are small, culturally Polynesian communities located on islands outside the main Polynesian Triangle, primarily in Melanesia and Micronesia.
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A.
Polynesia
Polynesia is a vast region of the central and southern Pacific Ocean comprising over a thousand islands, including Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, and French Polynesia, linked by shared Polynesian cultures and languages.
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B.
Pacific peoples
Pacific peoples are a diverse group of communities in New Zealand with ancestral ties to Pacific Island nations such as Samoa, Tonga, the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, and Fiji, contributing significantly to the country’s cultural and social landscape.
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C.
Melanesia
Melanesia is a culturally and linguistically diverse region of islands in the southwestern Pacific, including countries such as Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.
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D.
Central Malayo-Polynesian languages
The Central Malayo-Polynesian languages are a proposed group of Austronesian languages spoken mainly in eastern Indonesia, characterized by shared phonological and grammatical innovations that distinguish them from neighboring Malayo-Polynesian branches.
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E.
Pacific Islands
The Pacific Islands are a vast region of thousands of islands in the Pacific Ocean, encompassing diverse Indigenous cultures, languages, and nations such as Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polynesian communities
ⓘ
cultural region ⓘ |
| hasCrop |
banana
ⓘ
breadfruit ⓘ coconut ⓘ taro ⓘ |
| hasCulturalIdentity |
Polynesians
ⓘ
surface form:
Polynesian
|
| hasCulturalPractice |
Polynesian dance
ⓘ
Polynesian navigation ⓘ Polynesian indigenous religions ⓘ
surface form:
Polynesian religion
Polynesian social organization ⓘ Polynesian tattooing ⓘ |
| hasDemographicCharacteristic | small populations ⓘ |
| hasDomesticatedAnimal |
chicken
ⓘ
dog ⓘ pig ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
copra production
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ taro cultivation ⓘ |
| hasEthnolinguisticOrigin |
Polynesians
ⓘ
surface form:
Polynesian peoples
|
| hasExample |
Anuta
ⓘ
Kapingamarangi ⓘ Luangiua ⓘ Nuguria ⓘ Nukumanu ⓘ Nukuoro ⓘ Ontong Java Plateau ⓘ
surface form:
Ontong Java
Ontong Java Atoll ⓘ Pileni ⓘ Rennell and Bellona ⓘ Sikaiana ⓘ Takuu ⓘ Rotuma ⓘ
surface form:
Tikopia
|
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
Holocene
ⓘ
surface form:
Late Holocene
|
| hasHistoricalProcess | Polynesian expansion ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| hasNavigationKnowledge |
bird behavior observation
ⓘ
ocean swell reading ⓘ wayfinding by stars ⓘ |
| hasNavigationTechnology |
double-hulled canoes
ⓘ
outrigger canoes ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext | part of modern Melanesian and Micronesian states ⓘ |
| hasRelationTo | Lapita culture ⓘ |
| hasSettlementPattern | small island communities ⓘ |
| hasSubgroupLanguageFamily | Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Melanesia
ⓘ
Micronesia ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| outsideOf | Polynesian Triangle ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Pacific studies
ⓘ
anthropology ⓘ archaeology ⓘ linguistics ⓘ |
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Subject: Polynesian outliers Description of subject: Polynesian outliers are small, culturally Polynesian communities located on islands outside the main Polynesian Triangle, primarily in Melanesia and Micronesia.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.