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Māori identity can be described as consisting of interconnected parts, some or all of which may constitute an individual's self-identification: Māori peoplehood, [10] a Polynesian indigenous ethnic identity, identified most readily via whakapapa; Māori religion, the observance or recognition of the Māori belief system
Polynesian culture is the culture of the indigenous peoples of Polynesia who share common traits in language, customs and society. The development of Polynesian culture is typically divided into four different historical eras:
According to Julian Harding, "there is little or no evidence" for Ellis' identification of the figure as Ta'aroa. [26] The name "A'a" is not otherwise known in Polynesian cosmology, [27] but Ta'aroa was a Polynesian creator-god, though not one known from the indigenous traditions of Rurutu: possibly because the local cult of A'a had displaced ...
The Polynesian population experienced a founder effect and genetic drift due to the small number of ancestors. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] As a result of the founder effect, Polynesians are distinctively different both genotypically and phenotypically from the parent population, due to the establishment of a new population by a very small number of ...
Polynesian languages are all members of the family of Oceanic languages, a sub-branch of the Austronesian language family. Polynesian languages show a considerable degree of similarity. The vowels are generally the same—/a/, /e/, /i/, /o/, and /u/, pronounced as in Italian, Spanish, and German—and the consonants are always followed by a vowel.
Polynesian oral traditions say that the spirits of Polynesian people return to Hawaiki after death. In the New Zealand context, such return-journeys take place via Spirits Bay, Cape Reinga and the Three Kings Islands at the extreme north of the North Island of New Zealand. This may indicate the direction in which Hawaiki may lie. [citation needed]
This is a list of the bird species recorded in French Polynesia.The avifauna of French Polynesia include a total of 175 species, of which 41 are endemic, 15 have been introduced.
This regional sub-category is intended for articles on particular indigenous peoples of this (sub-)region, and related topics. See the discussion on the parent category talk page at Category talk:indigenous peoples for suggested criteria to be used in determining whether or not any particular group should be placed in this sub-category.