Kiriwina

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Kiriwina is the main and most populous island of the Trobriand Islands in Papua New Guinea, known for its distinctive Melanesian culture and traditional social systems.

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Kiriwina canonical 15

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
Melanesian culture
airport
anthropologist
ceremonial exchange system
ethnic group
island
populated place
village
administrativeDivisionOf Milne Bay Province
associatedWith Kiriwina
capitalOf Kiriwina Rural LLG
conductedFieldworkOn Kiriwina
country Papua New Guinea
hasAirport Losuia Airport
hasClimate tropical climate
hasCulture Trobriand culture
linked to: Trobriand Islanders
hasEconomicActivity fishing
small-scale tourism
subsistence agriculture
hasEthnicGroup Trobriand Islanders
hasLanguage Kilivila
hasReligion Christianity
traditional beliefs
hasSettlement Losuia
hasTraditionalCrop banana
coconut
taro
yam
includesIsland Kiriwina
knownFor distinctive Melanesian culture
kula exchange
matrilineal kinship system
traditional social systems
yam-based economy
largestIslandOf Trobriand Islands
locatedIn Melanesia
Milne Bay Province
South Pacific Ocean
Trobriand Islands
locatedOn Kiriwina
Kiriwina
Kiriwina
partOf Kula ring network
Trobriand Islands
spokenOn Kiriwina
studiedIn social anthropology
visitedBy Bronisław Malinowski

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Kiriwina Island alsoKnownAs Kiriwina
Kilivila alternateName Kiriwina
Vakuta separatedFrom Kiriwina
Losuia locatedOn Kiriwina
subject linked to: Kiriwina
Losuia Airport locatedOn Kiriwina
subject linked to: Kiriwina
Trobriand Islanders locatedOn Kiriwina
subject linked to: Kiriwina
Kilivila spokenOn Kiriwina
subject linked to: Kiriwina
Trobriand culture associatedWith Kiriwina
subject linked to: Kiriwina
Kula ring network includesIsland Kiriwina
subject linked to: Kiriwina
Bronisław Malinowski conductedFieldworkOn Kiriwina
subject linked to: Kiriwina