Uveans

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Uveans are an indigenous Polynesian people primarily inhabiting the island of Wallis (ʻUvea) in the French territory of Wallis and Futuna in the South Pacific.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Wallisians 4
Uveans canonical 2
Uvean 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Polynesian people
indigenous people
associatedWith Wallisian culture
citizenship French citizenship
colonialHistory French overseas territory
French protectorate
continent Oceania
country France
culturalPractice Polynesian navigation traditions
kava ceremonies
tapa cloth making
culturalRegion Western Polynesia
demographicsIn Wallis and Futuna
ethnicGroupOf Wallis and Futuna
ethnonym Wallisians
linked to: Uveans
governedAsPartOf French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna
linked to: Wallis and Futuna
hasEndonym Uveans
hasExonym Wallisians
linked to: Uveans
hasMonarchy King of Uvea
indigenousTo Wallis and Futuna
ʻUvea Island
linked to: Ouvéa Island
language Uvean language
languageFamily Austronesian languages
Polynesian languages
locatedIn French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna
linked to: Wallis and Futuna

South Pacific Ocean
mainIsland Wallis
ʻUvea
linked to: Wallis and Futuna
modernPoliticalStatus part of French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna
ocean Pacific Ocean
partOf French Polynesian cultural area
Polynesia
primaryInhabitantOf Wallis Island
ʻUvea
linked to: Wallis and Futuna
region Wallis Island
ʻUvea Island
linked to: Ouvéa Island
relatedEthnicGroup Futunans
Samoans
Tongans
religion Roman Catholicism
religiousAffiliationMajority Catholic Church
subregion Melanesia and Polynesia boundary region
traditionalPoliticalStructure Kingdom of Uvea
traditionalReligion Polynesian indigenous religion
traditionalTitle Lavelua (King of Uvea)
usesScript Latin script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Polynesians hasSubgroup Uveans
Wallisian language alternateName Uvean
linked to: Uveans
Wallisian language ethnicGroup Wallisians
linked to: Uveans
Futunans relatedEthnicGroup Wallisians
linked to: Uveans
Uveans ethnonym Wallisians
linked to: Uveans
Uveans hasExonym Wallisians
linked to: Uveans
Uveans hasEndonym Uveans