Rarotongan people
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The Rarotongan people are an indigenous Polynesian group from Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, known for their rich seafaring traditions, oral histories, and vibrant cultural practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rarotongan people canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| ancestralGroup |
Austronesian peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polynesians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
British protectorate of the Cook Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand administration of the Cook Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Cook Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
barkcloth making
ⓘ
dance ⓘ genealogical recitation ⓘ music ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ storytelling ⓘ tattooing ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| diaspora |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ethnicGroupOf | Cook Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Cook Islands Māori language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rarotongan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernCitizenship |
Cook Islands citizenship
ⓘ
New Zealand citizenship ⓘ |
| partOf | Cook Islands Māori people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryIsland | Rarotonga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Māori people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samoan people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tahitian people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tongan people ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| traditionalDance | ʻura (Rarotongan dance) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
copra production
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ horticulture ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership |
ariki (high chiefs)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mataiapo (sub-chiefs) ⓘ rangatira (chiefs) ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic |
drumming
ⓘ
himene (hymn singing) ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Polynesian indigenous religion ⓘ |
| traditionalSkill |
canoe building
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ seafaring ⓘ |
| traditionalVessel | double-hulled canoe ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.