Arosi people

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The Arosi people are an indigenous ethnic group of Makira Island in the Solomon Islands, known for their distinct Austronesian culture and traditions.

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Arosi people canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
broaderCulturalSphere Austronesian world
broaderRegion Melanesia
colonialHistory contact with British colonial administration
continent Oceania
country Solomon Islands
culture Austronesian culture
dance ceremonial dances
economicActivity inshore fishing
small-scale cash cropping
subsistence agriculture
ethnicity Arosi
ethnolinguisticGroup Arosi people
geographicDistribution southwestern Makira Island
western Makira Island
kinshipSystem bilateral kinship
language Arosi language
languageFamily Austronesian languages
languageSubfamily Oceanic languages
locatedIn Makira-Ulawa Province
locatedOn Makira Island
marriagePattern exogamy at clan level
materialCulture bark cloth production
canoe building
wood carving
missionaryContact Anglican Church
linked to: Anglican Communion

other Christian missions
music percussion-based music
traditional singing
neighboringGroups other Makira Island communities
oralTradition ancestral origin stories
myths and legends
partOf Solomon Islands population
region eastern Solomon Islands
religion Christianity
rituals agricultural rituals
life-cycle ceremonies
socialOrganization clan-based system
traditionalCrops banana
coconut
sweet potato
taro
yam
traditionalHousing stilt houses
traditionalReligion indigenous Melanesian beliefs
traditionalSubsistence fishing
hunting and gathering
swidden horticulture

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Arosi language hasEthnicGroup Arosi people
Arosi isSpokenBy Arosi people
Arosi people ethnolinguisticGroup Arosi people