Rarotongan people

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The Rarotongan people are an indigenous Polynesian group from Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, known for their rich seafaring traditions, oral histories, and vibrant cultural practices.

All labels observed (1)

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Rarotongan people canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
ancestralGroup Austronesian peoples
Polynesians
colonialHistory British protectorate of the Cook Islands
New Zealand administration of the Cook Islands
continent Oceania
country Cook Islands
culturalPractice barkcloth making
dance
genealogical recitation
music
oral tradition
storytelling
tattooing
weaving
diaspora Australia
New Zealand
United States
ethnicGroupOf Cook Islands
language Cook Islands Māori language
Rarotongan language
languageFamily Austronesian languages
Polynesian languages
modernCitizenship Cook Islands citizenship
New Zealand citizenship
partOf Cook Islands Māori people
linked to: Cook Islanders
primaryIsland Rarotonga
region South Pacific Ocean
relatedEthnicGroup Māori people
Samoan people
linked to: Samoans

Tahitian people
linked to: Tahitians

Tongan people
religion Christianity
Protestantism
traditionalDance ʻura (Rarotongan dance)
traditionalEconomy copra production
fishing
horticulture
traditionalLeadership ariki (high chiefs)
mataiapo (sub-chiefs)
rangatira (chiefs)
traditionalMusic drumming
himene (hymn singing)
traditionalReligion Polynesian indigenous religion
traditionalSkill canoe building
navigation
seafaring
traditionalVessel double-hulled canoe
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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

Havaiki associatedWithCulture Rarotongan people
Mangaian people sharesAncestryWith Rarotongan people