Rotuman people
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The Rotuman people are an indigenous Polynesian ethnic group from Rotuma, a Fijian dependency, known for their distinct language, culture, and traditions separate from mainstream Fijian society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rotuman people canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| citizenship | Fijian citizens ⓘ |
| colonialHistoryWith | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Fiji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultureArea | Polynesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diaspora |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fiji main islands ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ethnicGroupOf | Rotuma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnoLinguisticGroup | Polynesian peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Council of Rotuma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| haveDistinct |
customs
ⓘ
dance forms ⓘ language ⓘ material culture ⓘ oral traditions ⓘ social organization ⓘ |
| ISO639-3LanguageCode | rtm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Rotuman language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Central Pacific languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf | Fijian dependency of Rotuma ⓘ |
| politicalIntegration | annexed to Fiji in 1881 ⓘ |
| populationRegion | Rotuma Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedMinorityIn | Fiji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Methodism NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | Rotuman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based system ⓘ |
| socialUnit | extended family ⓘ |
| traditionalArt |
mat weaving
ⓘ
tapa making ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| traditionalCeremony | kava ceremony ⓘ |
| traditionalDance | tautoga ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
breadfruit
ⓘ
coconut-based dishes ⓘ taro ⓘ yams ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic |
percussion ensembles
ⓘ
polyphonic singing ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Rotuman indigenous beliefs ⓘ |
| useWritingSystem | Latin script for Rotuman language ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.