Nui

E612112

Nui is one of the islands of Tuvalu, known as a traditional home and cultural center for the Tuvaluan people.

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Label Occurrences
Nui canonical 3

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
administrativeDivisionOf Tuvalu
belongsTo Commonwealth realm of Tuvalu
capitalVillage Tanrake
climate tropical maritime
country Tuvalu
countryCapitalDistance northwest of Funafuti
economicActivity copra production
fishing
subsistence agriculture
ethnicGroup Tuvaluans
linked to: Tuvaluan people
governedAs island council of Nui
hasFeature coral reef
lagoon
low-lying coral islets
hasReligionBuilding Church of Tuvalu church on Nui
hasSchool primary school on Nui
hasSettlement Manutalake
Tanrake
Tonga (village on Nui)
hasTraditionalCulture Tuvaluan customs and practices
hasTraditionalDance fatele (Tuvaluan dance)
highestElevation only a few meters above sea level
languageSpoken English
Tuvaluan
locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Polynesia
oneOf islands of Tuvalu
linked to: Tuvaluan islands
partOf Tuvalu
local government areas of Tuvalu
populationEstimate a few hundred to around one thousand inhabitants
regionType outer island of Tuvalu
religionMajority Christianity
religiousDenomination Church of Tuvalu
timeZone UTC+12
traditionalRole cultural center for Tuvaluan people
traditional home for Tuvaluan people
transport served by inter-island boat services
usesCurrency Australian dollar
vulnerableTo sea level rise
tropical cyclones

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