Woleaian people

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The Woleaian people are an indigenous Micronesian ethnic group from the atoll of Woleai in the Federated States of Micronesia, known for their seafaring traditions and distinct Austronesian language and culture.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Woleaian people canonical 5
Woleaians 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ
archipelago Caroline Islands ⓘ
continent Oceania ⓘ
country Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ
culturalHeritageStatus intangible cultural heritage of Micronesia ⓘ
culturalPractice chanting ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ
traditional dance ⓘ
culturalRegion Micronesia ⓘ
currentState Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ
environment coral atoll ⓘ
ethnicity Micronesian people ⓘ
linked to: Micronesians
hasDemonym Woleaian ⓘ
hasEthnonym Woleaians ⓘ
linked to: Woleaian people
historicalInfluence German colonial period in Micronesia ⓘ
Japanese South Seas Mandate ⓘ
United States Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ⓘ
isPartOf indigenous peoples of the Pacific ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Islanders
language Woleaian language ⓘ
languageFamily Austronesian languages ⓘ
languageSubfamily Micronesian languages ⓘ
maritimeCulture blue-water voyaging ⓘ
navigationKnowledge ocean swell patterns ⓘ
reef and current knowledge ⓘ
star navigation ⓘ
ocean Pacific Ocean ⓘ
politicalEntity Yap State ⓘ
primaryLocation Woleai Atoll ⓘ
region Yap State ⓘ
relatedGroup Carolinian people ⓘ
Chuukese people ⓘ
linked to: Micronesians

Yapese people ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
indigenous beliefs ⓘ
socialOrganization clan-based system ⓘ
subsistenceActivity breadfruit cultivation ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
taro cultivation ⓘ
traditionalCraft canoe building ⓘ
traditionalHousing thatched houses ⓘ
traditionalNavigation seafaring ⓘ
wayfinding ⓘ
traditionalVessel outrigger canoe ⓘ
writingSystem Latin script ⓘ
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Micronesians → hasSubgroup → Woleaian people ⓘ
Woleaian → usedBy → Woleaian people ⓘ
Woleaian language → ethnicGroup → Woleaian people ⓘ
Woleaian people → hasEthnonym → Woleaians ⓘ
linked to: Woleaian people
Ulithian people → relatedEthnicGroup → Woleaian people ⓘ
Woleai script → associatedPeople → Woleaian people ⓘ