Tobian people
E610799
The Tobian people are a small indigenous community of Palau, traditionally living on the remote island of Tobi and known for their distinct Micronesian culture and seafaring heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tobian people canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| citizenship | Palauan citizenship ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Palau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
canoe-building knowledge
ⓘ
dance ⓘ oral traditions ⓘ traditional chants ⓘ |
| culturalPreservationEffort |
documentation of Tobian language
ⓘ
recording of oral histories ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalThreats |
language shift
ⓘ
outmigration ⓘ |
| demographicTrend | declining population ⓘ |
| environment |
coral atoll
ⓘ
tropical climate ⓘ |
| ethnoLinguisticGroup | Micronesian peoples ⓘ |
| foodSource |
coconut products
ⓘ
reef fishing ⓘ taro cultivation ⓘ |
| governedBy | Palau national government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| indigenousTo | Tobi Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Tobian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| localAdministration | Southwest Islands administrative area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southwest Islands of Palau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marineTerritoryUse | lagoon fishing grounds ⓘ |
| migrationPattern |
relocation to Koror
ⓘ
relocation to other parts of Palau ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | Republic of Palau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationSize | small population ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Sonsorolese people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Southwest Islanders of Palau ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | barter ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | stilt houses ⓘ |
| traditionalHousingMaterial |
thatch
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership | chiefs ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle |
fishing
ⓘ
seafaring ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalNavigation |
star navigation
ⓘ
wave piloting ⓘ |
| traditionalPoliticalOrganization | clan-based system ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | indigenous beliefs ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.