To'abaita people

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The To'abaita people are an indigenous ethnic group of northern Malaita in the Solomon Islands, known for their distinct Austronesian language and rich customary traditions.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Toʻabaita people 2
To'abaita people canonical 1
Toqabaqita people 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
ethnic group
indigenous people
bilingualism English
Solomon Islands Pijin
colonialHistory incorporation into British Solomon Islands Protectorate
missionary contact in late 19th and early 20th centuries
continent Oceania
country Solomon Islands
culturalPractice ancestral veneration
bridewealth exchanges
customary feasting
oral storytelling
traditional dance
customaryLaw chiefly leadership
mediation by elders
customaryTraditions rich customary traditions
ethnicity Austronesian
indigenousTo Malaita
Solomon Islands
kinshipSystem patrilineal tendencies
language To'abaita language
languageFamily Austronesian languages
Malayo-Polynesian languages
Oceanic languages
locatedIn Malaita
northern Malaita
mainCrops banana
coconut
sweet potato
taro
yam
maritimeOrientation coastal settlements
modernLanguageStatus endangered
navigationSkills local seafaring knowledge
neighboringGroups Baegu people
Fataleka people
Lau people
partOf Malaitan peoples NERFINISHED
region Melanesia
religion Christianity
socialOrganization clan-based
spokenIn Malaita
traditionalEconomy fishing
small-scale cash cropping
subsistence agriculture
traditionalHousing stilt houses
thatched roofs
traditionalReligion ancestral spirit beliefs

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

Malaita hasEthnicGroup To'abaita people
Toqabaqita spokenBy To'abaita people
this entity surface form: Toqabaqita people
Toʻabaita language spokenBy To'abaita people
this entity surface form: Toʻabaita people
Toʻabaita language hasEthnicPopulation To'abaita people
this entity surface form: Toʻabaita people