Futunan people

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The Futunan people are a Polynesian ethnic group indigenous to the island of Futuna in the French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna, known for their distinct language and traditional culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
administrativeStatus part of French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna
colonialPower France NERFINISHED
continent Oceania
country France
demographicsConcentratedIn Alo (Alo District) NERFINISHED
Sigave (Sigave District) NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupOf Futuna NERFINISHED
indigenousTo Futuna NERFINISHED
Wallis and Futuna NERFINISHED
language Futunan language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Austronesian languages
languageSubfamily Polynesian languages NERFINISHED
migrationDestination France NERFINISHED
New Caledonia NERFINISHED
Wallis Island NERFINISHED
partOf Wallis and Futuna NERFINISHED
primaryIsland Futuna Island NERFINISHED
region Polynesia NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup Hawaiian people
Māori people NERFINISHED
Niuean people NERFINISHED
Samoan people NERFINISHED
Tahitian people
Tokelauan people NERFINISHED
Tongan people
Tuvaluan people NERFINISHED
Wallisian people NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
Roman Catholicism
seaNavigationTradition Polynesian navigation NERFINISHED
stapleFood breadfruit
coconut
taro
yam
traditionalCraft mat weaving
tapa cloth making
traditionalDance Polynesian dance
traditionalEconomy fishing
subsistence agriculture
traditionalHousing thatched houses
traditionalLeadershipTitle keletaona
sau NERFINISHED
traditionalMusic percussion-based music
traditionalPoliticalStructure chiefdom
traditionalReligion Polynesian indigenous religion
usesWritingSystem Latin script NERFINISHED

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West Futunan language ethnicGroup Futunan people
Futunan language ethnicity Futunan people
East Futunan language hasEthnicGroup Futunan people
East Futunan language isSpokenBy Futunan people