iTaukei Fijians

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iTaukei Fijians are the Indigenous Fijian people, traditionally organized in communal clans with rich customs, languages, and land-based cultural ties across Fiji’s islands.

All labels observed (9)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ethnic group ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Indigenous Fijians ⓘ
linked to: iTaukei Fijians

Native Fijians ⓘ
linked to: iTaukei Fijians
country Fiji ⓘ
culturalObject Ibe (woven mat) ⓘ
Kava (yaqona) ⓘ
Masi (tapa cloth) ⓘ
Tabua ⓘ
culturalPractice Kava ceremony ⓘ
Lovo earth oven cooking ⓘ
Meke dance ⓘ
Tabua presentation ⓘ
customaryInstitution Great Council of Chiefs ⓘ
customaryLeadershipTitle Chief ⓘ
Turaga ni koro ⓘ
linked to: Turaga ni mataqali

Turaga ni mataqali ⓘ
Turaga ni yavusa ⓘ
linked to: Turaga ni mataqali
diaspora Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
United States ⓘ
formerOfficialTerm Fijian ⓘ
governingBodyForLand iTaukei Land Trust Board ⓘ
indigenousTo Fiji ⓘ
landOwnershipShare Majority of land in Fiji ⓘ
landTenureSystem Customary land ownership ⓘ
language Bauan Fijian ⓘ
Fijian language ⓘ
languageBranch Oceanic languages ⓘ
languageFamily Austronesian languages ⓘ
languageSubfamily Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
officialNameInFijiLaw iTaukei ⓘ
populationMajorityIn Outer islands of Fiji ⓘ
Rural areas of Fiji ⓘ
region Melanesia ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Other Melanesian peoples ⓘ
Rotumans ⓘ
Samoans ⓘ
Tongans ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Methodism ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
traditionalEconomy Fishing ⓘ
Horticulture ⓘ
Subsistence agriculture ⓘ
traditionalReligion Fijian indigenous religion ⓘ
traditionalSocialOrganization Clan-based society ⓘ
traditionalSocialUnit Mataqali ⓘ
Tokatoka ⓘ
Yavusa ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (47)

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

Vanua Levu → hasEthnicGroup → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
Pacific Islanders → subgroupIncludes → Fijians ⓘ
linked to: iTaukei Fijians
Rewa Province → hasEthnicGroup → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
Naitasiri dialect → belongsToEthnicGroup → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
Eastern Division, Fiji → hasEthnicGroup → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
Nalotu → inhabitedBy → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
Daviqele → hasEthnicGroup → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
Lomati → inhabitedBy → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
Vabea → hasEthnicGroup → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
Nakasaleka → ethnicGroup → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
Nayaulevu → inhabitedBy → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
Somosomo → ethnicMajority → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
Naqara → ethnicGroup → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
Muanisolo → inhabitedBy → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
Kadavu Province → hasEthnicGroup → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara → ethnicGroup → iTaukei Fijian ⓘ
linked to: iTaukei Fijians
Sitiveni Rabuka → ethnicGroup → iTaukei Fijian ⓘ
linked to: iTaukei Fijians
Laisenia Qarase → ethnicGroup → iTaukei Fijian ⓘ
linked to: iTaukei Fijians
Tevita Momoedonu → ethnicGroup → iTaukei Fijian ⓘ
linked to: iTaukei Fijians
Timoci Bavadra → ethnicGroup → iTaukei Fijian ⓘ
linked to: iTaukei Fijians
Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau → ethnicGroup → iTaukei Fijian ⓘ
linked to: iTaukei Fijians
Ratu Epeli Nailatikau → ethnicGroup → iTaukei Fijian ⓘ
subject linked to: Ratu Epeli Nailatikau (acting)
linked to: iTaukei Fijians
Ratu Jope Seniloli → ethnicGroup → iTaukei Fijian ⓘ
subject linked to: Ratu Jope Seniloli (acting)
linked to: iTaukei Fijians
Nadi → hasEthnicCommunity → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
Frank Bainimarama → ethnicGroup → iTaukei Fijian ⓘ
linked to: iTaukei Fijians
Ratu Tevita Momoedonu → ethnicGroup → iTaukei Fijian ⓘ
linked to: iTaukei Fijians
Namuana → hasEthnicGroup → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
Lovoni → ethnicGroup → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
Lomaiviti Islands → ethnicGroupMajority → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
Macuata → hasEthnicGroup → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
Bua → hasEthnicGroup → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
iTaukei Fijians → alsoKnownAs → Indigenous Fijians ⓘ
linked to: iTaukei Fijians
iTaukei Fijians → alsoKnownAs → Native Fijians ⓘ
linked to: iTaukei Fijians
Cakaudrove → hasEthnicGroup → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
Samu Kerevi → ethnicGroup → iTaukei Fijian ⓘ
linked to: iTaukei Fijians
Rabi Island → hasEthnicGroup → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
Roko Tui Dreketi → culturalContext → iTaukei Fijian society ⓘ
linked to: iTaukei Fijians
Roko Tui Dreketi → associatedEthnicGroup → iTaukei (indigenous Fijians) ⓘ
linked to: iTaukei Fijians
Lau Islands → hasEthnicGroup → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
Serua Province → ethnicGroup → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
Naitasiri Province → hasEthnicGroup → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
Namosi Province → hasEthnicGroup → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
Nacula Island → hasInhabitants → iTaukei (indigenous Fijians) ⓘ
linked to: iTaukei Fijians
Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders → hasComponentGroup → Fijians ⓘ
linked to: iTaukei Fijians
Ahau → hasEthnicGroup → iTaukei Fijians ⓘ
Malolo Island → hasCulturalContext → iTaukei Fijian culture ⓘ
linked to: iTaukei Fijians
Akapusi Qera → hasEthnicGroup → iTaukei Fijian (indigenous Fijian) ⓘ
linked to: iTaukei Fijians