Kiriwina
E816223
Austronesian language
Melanesian culture
airport
anthropologist
ceremonial exchange system
ethnic group
island
populated place
village
Kiriwina is the main and most populous island of the Trobriand Islands in Papua New Guinea, known for its distinctive Melanesian culture and traditional social systems.
Observed surface forms (7)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bronisław Malinowski | 0 |
| Kilivila | 0 |
| Kula ring network | 0 |
| Losuia | 0 |
| Losuia Airport | 0 |
| Trobriand Islanders | 0 |
| Trobriand culture | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
Melanesian culture ⓘ airport ⓘ anthropologist ⓘ ceremonial exchange system ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ island ⓘ populated place ⓘ village ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionOf | Milne Bay Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kiriwina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Kiriwina Rural LLG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conductedFieldworkOn | Kiriwina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Losuia Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical climate ⓘ |
| hasCulture | Trobriand culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
small-scale tourism ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Trobriand Islanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Kilivila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional beliefs ⓘ |
| hasSettlement | Losuia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalCrop |
banana
ⓘ
coconut ⓘ taro ⓘ yam ⓘ |
| includesIsland | Kiriwina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive Melanesian culture
ⓘ
kula exchange ⓘ matrilineal kinship system ⓘ traditional social systems ⓘ yam-based economy ⓘ |
| largestIslandOf | Trobriand Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Melanesia
ⓘ
Milne Bay Province NERFINISHED ⓘ South Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Trobriand Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Kiriwina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kiriwina NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiriwina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kula ring network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trobriand Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenOn | Kiriwina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn | social anthropology ⓘ |
| visitedBy | Bronisław Malinowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.