Hoava people

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The Hoava people are an indigenous ethnic group of the Solomon Islands, traditionally inhabiting parts of New Georgia and known for their distinct Austronesian language and coastal maritime culture.

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Hoava people canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
continent Oceania
country Solomon Islands
countryOfficialLanguageContext live in an English- and Pijin-speaking state
culturalArea Melanesia
demographicStatus small indigenous group in Western Solomon Islands
environment coastal areas
lagoon and reef zones
ethnolinguisticGroup Austronesian peoples
historicalLanguageOrigin Lapita-related Austronesian expansion
language Hoava language
languageFamily Austronesian languages
languageSubfamily Oceanic languages
locatedIn New Georgia
Western Province, Solomon Islands
partOf indigenous peoples of the Solomon Islands
region New Georgia Islands
religion Christianity
traditional indigenous beliefs
sociolinguisticStatus minority language community in Solomon Islands
traditionalLifestyle coastal maritime culture
traditionalNavigation canoe travel
traditionalSettlementPattern coastal villages
traditionalSubsistence fishing
reef gathering
small-scale horticulture

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Hoava spokenBy Hoava people
Hoava language isSpokenBy Hoava people