Malaita

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island

Malaita is one of the main islands of the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific, known for its large population, rich traditional culture, and historical role in regional labor trade.

Aliases (1)

Bilua ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	island →
archipelago	Solomon Islands archipelago →
capitalOfProvinceLocatedOn	Auki →
colonialHistoryWith	United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
country	Solomon Islands →
hasCity	Auki →
hasConflictHistory	ethnic tensions in Solomon Islands (late 1990s–early 2000s) →
hasCrop	cocoa → coconut → root crops →
hasEconomicActivity	fishing → small-scale cash cropping → subsistence agriculture →
hasEthnicGroup	Baegu people → Fataleka people → Kwaio people → Lau people → Malaitan people → To'abaita people →
hasLanguage	Baegu language → Fataleka language → Kwaio language → Lau language (Malaita) → To'abaita language →
hasLanguageFamily	Austronesian languages →
hasLargestPopulationAmongIslandsOf	Solomon Islands →
hasPopulationCharacteristic	one of the most densely populated islands in Solomon Islands →
hasReligion	Christianity → traditional indigenous beliefs →
hasSettlement	Auki →
hasTransportLink	Auki port → domestic airfields →
historicalRoleIn	blackbirding in the South Pacific → plantation labor supply in Fiji → plantation labor supply in Queensland → regional labor trade →
knownFor	ancestral worship practices → bridewealth traditions → complex clan systems → customary social structures → rich traditional culture → shell money →
largestIslandOf	Malaita Province →
locatedIn	Melanesia → South Pacific Ocean →
partOf	British Solomon Islands Protectorate (historical) → Malaita Province →
regionType	predominantly rural →
timeZone	UTC+11 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1567–1569 Solomon Islands expedition →	explored
Solomon Islands →	hasIsland
Meso-Melanesian languages ("Bilua") →	hasMemberLanguage
British Solomon Islands Protectorate →	includes
Pijin →	spokenIn