Refalawasch

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Refalawasch is an alternate spelling of Refaluwasch, the name for the indigenous people and culture of the Northern Mariana Islands, particularly on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota.

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Refalawasch canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
alternateName Carolinian (Northern Mariana Islands)
alternateSpellingOf Refaluwasch
associatedWithCulture Refaluwasch culture
country United States
culturalHeritage oral storytelling traditions
seafaring traditions
traditional dance
traditional music
endonymFor Carolinian people (Northern Mariana Islands)
linked to: Carolinean people
ethnicMinorityIn Northern Mariana Islands
ethnonymLanguage Carolinian language
linked to: Carolinian
hasAutonym Refaluwasch
hasLanguage Carolinian
English
hasReligion Christianity
Roman Catholicism
indigenousTo Northern Mariana Islands
Rota
Saipan
Tinian
locatedIn Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
partOf population of the Northern Mariana Islands
region Micronesia
relatedEthnicGroup Chamorro people
Micronesian peoples
linked to: Micronesians
traditionalNavigationPractice Carolinian navigation
traditionalSettlementArea Rota
Saipan
Tinian
usesScript Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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