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    The Rotumans (Rotuman: Rotuạm; Fijian: Ro) are a Polynesian ethnic group native to Rotuma, an island group forming part of Fiji. The island itself is...
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  • Look up Rotuman in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rotuman may refer to: anything related to the island of Rotuma, Fiji Rotuman people, from the island...
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    Rotuman, also referred to as Rotunan, Rutuman or Fäeag Rotuạm (citation form: Faega Rotuma), is an Austronesian language spoken by the Indigenous Rotuma...
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    the population of Fiji, known as "Rotumans". Its population at the 2017 census was 1,594, although many more Rotumans live on mainland Fijian islands,...
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    al. (2002) classify the languages as a linkage. Central Pacific Western Rotuman Western Fijian linkage Namosi-Naitasiri-Serua Western Fijian (Nadroga,...
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    East Fijian group. Arabic and Urdu are spoken by Muslims. Chinese and Rotuman are also spoken by immigrant populations. Until the 19th century, Fiji's...
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  • ask" in Rotuman) is a traditional Rotuman cultural and social event, occurring in the summertime festival of "av’ manea" ("party time" in Rotuman) where...
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  • Nigel Simpson (category Fijian people of Rotuman descent)
    player. Simpson was born in Suva, Fiji and is of Rotuman and English descent. His mother is Rotuman from Malha'a, Rotuma and his father is English. Simpson...
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  • seven elected representatives are elected for three year terms by resident Rotuman Islanders aged 21 and over. Candidacy is restricted to persons who are...
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  • The Rotuman forest gecko (Lepidodactylus gardineri), also known commonly as the Rotuma forest gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae....
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  • mistranslated as “King”), refers to the role of spiritual leader in pre-Christian Rotuman society. The title was neither primogenitary nor held for a lifetime, but...
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    along with Fiji, feature strongly in the history and traditions of the Rotuman people. Situated approximately 465 km (289 mi) north of Fiji, Rotuma's...
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  • the Highest" in the Rotuman language) was the supreme deity in pre-Christian Rotuman society. He is understood to be the Rotuman version of the pan-Pacific...
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  • antu. Kupua Nuku-mai-tore Polynesian mythology Taotao Mona Tui Fiti In Rotuman similar beings are also called ʻaitu; this may be a borrowing from Tongan...
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  • original purpose are unknown. Its current use is recreative. The Rotuman language of Rotuman Island (a part of Fiji) uses metathesis as a part of normal grammatical...
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  • island's cession to the United Kingdom in 1881. As there are more people of Rotuman descent outside Rotuma than on the island, celebrations are held in other...
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    especially "0". The Turkish, Azerbaijani, Turkmen, Tatar, Swedish, Icelandic, Rotuman, German, Finnish, Estonian, and Hungarian alphabets use the letter Ö instead...
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  • Rotuman New Zealanders are Rotuman immigrants in New Zealand, typically from Rotuma Island or Fiji, their descendants, and New Zealanders of Rotuman ethnic...
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    division of Fiji, the sole communal constituency reserved for citizens of Rotuman descent. Established by the 1997 Constitution, it came into being in 1999...
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  • Gagaja [ŋaŋatʃa] is a Rotuman word denoting the position of "Chief" or "Lord". This could be a formal chiefly position in one of the seven districts (gagaj...
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  • Rotuma (Rotuman Communal Constituency, Fiji) - an electoral division of Fiji, the sole communal constituency reserved for citizens of Rotuman descent...
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  • "haʻa" islet of the Rotuma Group, Fiji, commonly featuring in various Rotuman Creation myths. The island's potency is connected to the supposed founder...
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  • "Voice of the Rotuman People" in Rotuman) was a political party in Fiji. Formed in 1999, it sought to represent the interests of the Rotuman people in their...
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  • of Longevity Sau (band), a 1990s Catalan pop group Sau (Rotuman king), the title of the Rotuman king Sau language (disambiguation), several languages All...
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  • Rachael Mario (category Rotuman people)
    Mario is a Rotuman New Zealand community leader, social worker, and advocate for the Rotuman language. She is Chairperson of the Auckland Rotuman Fellowship...
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    Rarotongan Māori kare ta'i rua toru 'ā rima ono 'itu varu iva nga'uru Rotuman ta rua folu hake lima ono hifu vạlu siva saghulu Samoan o tasi lua tolu...
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  • Mak Sa'moa is an informal Rotuman dance form derived from Samoan movement styles (Mak Sa'moa meaning "Samoan dance" in Rotuman), including the style of...
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  • West Rotuman Namosi-Naitasiri-Serua Western Fijian East...
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    Frisian, Finnish, Estonian, Skolt Sami, Karelian, Saterlandic, Emilian, Rotuman, Slovak, Tatar, Kazakh, Gagauz, and Turkmen alphabets, where it represents...
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    Airport - Rotuma Day - Rotuma Day, 2005 - Rotuma Group - Rotuman Islands Council - Rotuman language - Rotuma myzomela Sabeto River - Ronals SACKVILLE...
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