Kwaio
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Kwaio are an indigenous Melanesian people of Malaita in the Solomon Islands, known for their distinct Austronesian language and preservation of traditional religious and social practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kwaio canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ indigenous religion ⓘ |
| cashCrop |
cocoa
ⓘ
copra ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
conflict with British colonial administration
ⓘ
resistance to colonial rule ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
age-grade initiation
ⓘ
ancestor worship ⓘ bridewealth exchange ⓘ sacrifice rituals ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | interior highlands of Malaita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
subsistence agriculture
ⓘ
swidden horticulture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Malaita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
preservation of traditional religious practices
ⓘ
preservation of traditional social practices ⓘ |
| language | Kwaio language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| livelihood |
fishing
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ pig husbandry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Malaita Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Malaita NERFINISHED ⓘ interior of Malaita ⓘ |
| partOf | Solomon Islands indigenous peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | several thousand people ⓘ |
| practicedBy | Kwaio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Melanesia ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Kwaio-speaking communities on Malaita
ⓘ
other Malaitan ethnic groups ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Kwaio religion ⓘ |
| religiousChange |
partial Christianization in 20th century
ⓘ
persistence of non-Christian religious practices ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
clan-based system
ⓘ
patrilineal descent groups ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Kwaio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Malaita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stapleCrop |
banana
ⓘ
sweet potato ⓘ taro ⓘ yam ⓘ |
| subfamily | Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
sacred ancestral shrines
ⓘ
spirit beings ⓘ taboo system ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.