Micronesians

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Micronesians are the indigenous peoples of the Micronesia region in the western Pacific Ocean, comprising numerous distinct islander groups with shared cultural and linguistic traditions.

All labels observed (12)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Pacific Islander people
ethnic group
indigenous people
associatedWithCountry Federated States of Micronesia
Republic of Kiribati
linked to: Kiribati

Republic of Nauru
linked to: Nauru

Republic of Palau
linked to: Palau

Republic of the Marshall Islands
linked to: Marshall Islands
associatedWithTerritory Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
colonizedBy Germany
Japan
Spain
United States
hasCulturalPractice clan-based social organization
extended family networks
outrigger canoe building
hasLanguageFamily Austronesian languages
Micronesian languages
hasSubgroup Carolinian people
linked to: Carolinean people

Chamorro people
Chuukese people
linked to: Micronesians

Gilbertese people
linked to: Kiribati people

Kosraean people
Marshallese people
linked to: Micronesians

Mokilese people
Mortlockese people
Nauruan people
linked to: Micronesians

Palauan people
linked to: Palauan

Pingelapese people
Pohnpeian people
linked to: Micronesians

Satawalese people
Ulithian people
linked to: Ulithian

Woleaian people
Yapese people
locatedIn Micronesia
western Pacific Ocean
partOf Oceania
religion Christianity
indigenous belief systems
sharesCulturalTraditionsWith Melanesians
Polynesians
traditionalNavigation stick charts
use of ocean swells
wayfinding using stars
traditionalSubsistence breadfruit cultivation
fishing
taro cultivation
usesLanguage Chamorro language
linked to: Chamorro

Chuukese language
Gilbertese language
Kosraean language
Marshallese language
Nauruan language
linked to: Nauruan

Palauan language
linked to: Palauan

Pohnpeian language
Yapese language
linked to: Yapese

How these facts were elicited

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Oceania hasMajorEthnicGroup Micronesians
South Pacific hasCulturalSignificanceFor Micronesian peoples
linked to: Micronesians
Micronesia hasEthnicGroup Micronesian peoples
linked to: Micronesians
Micronesia hasEthnicGroup Marshallese people
linked to: Micronesians
Micronesia hasEthnicGroup Palauan people
linked to: Micronesians
Micronesia hasEthnicGroup Nauruan people
linked to: Micronesians
Micronesia hasEthnicGroup Chuukese people
linked to: Micronesians
Micronesia hasEthnicGroup Pohnpeian people
linked to: Micronesians
Pacific Islands hasEthnicGroup Micronesians
Malayo-Polynesian languages areSpokenBy Micronesian peoples
linked to: Micronesians
Marshallese language group hasEthnicGroup Marshallese people
linked to: Micronesians
Palauan language group (Micronesia) associatedWith Palauan people
linked to: Micronesians
Carolinean languages usedBy Micronesian peoples
linked to: Micronesians
Guadalcanal Province hasEthnicGroup Micronesians
Pohnpei ethnicGroup Pohnpeian people
linked to: Micronesians
Ratak Chain hasCulturalGroup Marshallese people
linked to: Micronesians
Ralik Chain hasEthnicGroup Marshallese people
linked to: Micronesians
Micronesians hasSubgroup Chuukese people
linked to: Micronesians
Micronesians hasSubgroup Pohnpeian people
linked to: Micronesians
Micronesians hasSubgroup Marshallese people
linked to: Micronesians
Micronesians hasSubgroup Nauruan people
linked to: Micronesians
Yap State ethnicGroup Outer Islands Micronesians
linked to: Micronesians
Nauruan usedByEthnicGroup Nauruan people
linked to: Micronesians
Palauan ethnicity Palauans
linked to: Micronesians
Kosraean people subgroupOf Micronesian peoples
linked to: Micronesians
Kosraean people relatedEthnicGroup Pohnpeian people
linked to: Micronesians
Kosraean people relatedEthnicGroup Chuukese people
linked to: Micronesians
Ailinglaplap Atoll ethnicGroup Marshallese people
linked to: Micronesians
Likiep Atoll hasEthnicGroup Marshallese people
linked to: Micronesians
Namu Atoll hasEthnicGroup Marshallese people
linked to: Micronesians
Ujae Atoll inhabitedBy Marshallese people
linked to: Micronesians
Caroline Islands ethnicGroup Micronesians
Kiribati people subgroupOf Micronesians
Yapese people relatedEthnicGroup Chuukese people
linked to: Micronesians
Melanesians distinctFrom Micronesians
Pacific Islanders subgroupIncludes Micronesians
Pacific Islanders subgroupIncludes Palauans
linked to: Micronesians
Carolinean people relatedEthnicGroup Marshallese people
linked to: Micronesians
Carolinean people subgroupIncludes Refaluwasch (Carolinian people of the Northern Marianas)
linked to: Micronesians
Marshallese language hasSpeakerCommunity Marshallese people
linked to: Micronesians
Joseph J. Urusemal ethnicGroup Chuukese people
linked to: Micronesians
Emanuel Mori ethnicGroup Micronesian people
linked to: Micronesians
Mandated Islands ethnicGroups Micronesian peoples
linked to: Micronesians
Woleaian people ethnicity Micronesian people
linked to: Micronesians
Woleaian people relatedGroup Chuukese people
linked to: Micronesians
Japanese South Pacific Mandate ethnicGroup Micronesian peoples
linked to: Micronesians
Mokilese people ethnicity Micronesian people
linked to: Micronesians
Ifalik hasEthnicGroup Micronesians
Lamotrek ethnicGroup Micronesians