Cèmuhî

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Cèmuhî are an indigenous Kanak people of New Caledonia, primarily known for their distinct Austronesian language and traditional Melanesian culture.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cèmuhî canonical 3
Cemuhi 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Kanak people
indigenous people
associatedWith Kanak independence movement
colonialPower France
continent Oceania
country France
culturalRegion Melanesia
culture Melanesian culture
demographicStatus minority group in New Caledonia
ethnicityOf New Caledonia
ethnolinguisticGroup Austronesian peoples
governedUnder customary Kanak law
hasAutonym Cèmuhî
hasCulturalObject Kanak great house
carved totems
traditional canoes
hasCulturalPractice ceremonial exchange
clan-based social organization
customary land tenure
oral tradition
traditional dance
traditional music
hasExonym Camuki
Camuki people
Cemuhi
historicalStatus colonized people
language Cèmuhî language
languageBranch Southern Oceanic languages
languageStatus endangered language
languageSubgroup New Caledonian languages
locatedIn Grande Terre
New Caledonia
North Province of New Caledonia
partOf Kanak people
primaryLanguageFamily Austronesian languages
recognizedAs indigenous people of New Caledonia
regionType mountainous interior of northern Grande Terre
religion Christianity
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
traditionalEconomy fishing
hunting
subsistence agriculture
traditionalReligion Kanak indigenous beliefs
usesWritingSystem Latin script

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Referenced by (4)

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

Camuki language alternativeName Cemuhi
linked to: Cèmuhî