Niueans

E252194

Niueans are an indigenous Polynesian people native to the island nation of Niue in the South Pacific, with their own distinct language and cultural traditions.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Niuean 11
Niuean people 7
Niueans canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Polynesian people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
alsoSpeak English ⓘ
associatedWith Niuean culture ⓘ
Niuean identity ⓘ
citizenshipStatus many are citizens of New Zealand ⓘ
climateRegion tropical maritime ⓘ
colonialHistoryWith New Zealand ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Niue ⓘ
diasporaIn Australia ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
Pacific Island states ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Islands
economicActivity fishing ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
ethnicallyClassifiedAs Polynesian ⓘ
ethnonym Niuean ⓘ
linked to: Niueans
governedBy Niuean customary law (in some matters) ⓘ
haveCulturalTradition Polynesian navigation ⓘ
oral storytelling ⓘ
tatau (tattooing) ⓘ
traditional carving ⓘ
traditional dance ⓘ
weaving ⓘ
historicalLanguageFamily Austronesian languages ⓘ
indigenousTo Niue ⓘ
language Niuean language ⓘ
languageSubfamily Polynesian languages ⓘ
locatedIn South Pacific Ocean ⓘ
nativeNameLanguage Niuean language ⓘ
nativeTo Niue ⓘ
partOf Polynesia ⓘ
populationConcentratedIn Alofi ⓘ
primaryReligion Christianity ⓘ
region Oceania ⓘ
shareCulturalAffinityWith Cook Islanders ⓘ
Samoans ⓘ
Tongans ⓘ
other Polynesian peoples ⓘ
traditionalCookingMethod umu (earth oven) ⓘ
traditionalFood coconut-based dishes ⓘ
seafood ⓘ
taro ⓘ
traditionalHousing Polynesian-style houses ⓘ
traditionalMusic Polynesian choral music ⓘ
percussion-based music ⓘ
traditionalReligion Polynesian indigenous beliefs ⓘ
traditionalSocialStructure extended family (aiga/kainga-type units) ⓘ
useScript Latin alphabet ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (23)

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

Niue → nationality → Niuean ⓘ
linked to: Niueans
Niue → officialLanguage → Niuean ⓘ
linked to: Niueans
Polynesians → hasSubgroup → Niueans ⓘ
Niuean New Zealanders → ethnicOrigin → Niuean people ⓘ
linked to: Niueans
Tongans → relatedEthnicGroup → Niueans ⓘ
Niuean language → ethnicGroup → Niuean people ⓘ
linked to: Niueans
Tuvaluan people → relatedEthnicGroup → Niuean people ⓘ
linked to: Niueans
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages → includesLanguage → Niuean ⓘ
linked to: Niueans
Alofi → officialLanguage → Niuean ⓘ
linked to: Niueans
Futunans → relatedEthnicGroup → Niueans ⓘ
Niueans → ethnonym → Niuean ⓘ
linked to: Niueans
Niue Rugby Football Union → languageUsed → Niuean ⓘ
linked to: Niueans
government of Niue → officialLanguageOfAdministration → Niuean ⓘ
linked to: Niueans
Vagahau Niue → ethnicGroup → Niuean people ⓘ
linked to: Niueans
Futunan people → relatedEthnicGroup → Niuean people ⓘ
linked to: Niueans
Proto-Tongic → hasDescendant → Niuean ⓘ
linked to: Niueans
Polynesian diaspora → includesEthnicSubgroup → Niuean people ⓘ
linked to: Niueans
Alofi North → hasOfficialLanguage → Niuean ⓘ
linked to: Niueans
Niue High Court → languageOfCourt → Niuean ⓘ
linked to: Niueans
Sir Robert Rex → ethnicGroup → Niuean people ⓘ
linked to: Niueans
National anthem of Niue → language → Niuean ⓘ
linked to: Niueans