Lifou people
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The Lifou people are an indigenous Kanak community of New Caledonia’s Loyalty Islands, known for their distinct Polynesian-influenced culture, traditions, and language.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kanak people
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| administeredBy | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm |
weaving
ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ |
| associatedPoliticalOrganization | Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cashCrop | copra ⓘ |
| ceremonialObject | woven mats ⓘ |
| ceremonialPractice | customary gift exchange ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | French colonization in the 19th century ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | New Caledonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Loyalty Islands cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultureInfluence |
Melanesian culture
ⓘ
Polynesian culture ⓘ |
| customaryAuthority | chiefs ⓘ |
| customaryInstitution | Kanak customary senate (Îles Loyauté representation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| danceTradition | customary dances ⓘ |
| demographicArea | commune of Lifou ⓘ |
| ethnicallyPartOf | Kanak population of New Caledonia ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Kanak cultural heritage ⓘ |
| language | Drehu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Loyalty Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritimeEnvironment | Coral Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionaryHistory |
Catholic missions in the 19th century
ⓘ
Protestant missions in the 19th century ⓘ |
| musicTradition | choral singing ⓘ |
| politicalContext | New Caledonia independence movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryIsland | Lifou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Province des Îles Loyauté NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
Christianity ⓘ Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| seaOrientation | seafaring tradition ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based organization ⓘ |
| stapleCrop |
cassava
ⓘ
taro ⓘ yam ⓘ |
| traditionalBeliefSystem | Kanak customary religion ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | round thatched huts ⓘ |
| traditionalNavigation | outrigger canoes ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.