Rotumans

Rotumans
Rotuạm
Ro
Rotumans distribution in Fiji (2017 census)
Total population
c. 25,000[citation needed]
Regions with significant populations
 Fiji ( Rotuma)unknown
 New Zealand981[1]
 Australia550[2] - 1,000[3]
Languages
Rotuman, English
Religion
Methodism, Seventh-day Adventist, Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Samoans, Tongans, Fijians, other Pacific peoples

The Rotumans (Rotuman: Rotuạm; Fijian: Ro) are a Polynesian ethnic group native to Rotuma, an island group forming part of Fiji.[4] The island itself is a cultural melting pot at the crossroads of the Micronesian, Melanesian and Polynesian divisions of the Pacific Ocean, and due to the seafaring nature of traditional Pacific cultures, the indigenous Rotuman have adopted or share many aspects of its multifaceted culture with its Melanesian, Micronesian and Polynesian neighbours.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "2018 Census ethnic group summaries | Stats NZ".
  2. ^ Hannan, Agnes (2009). "Rotumans in Australia". Social Alternatives. 28 (4): 34–38. ProQuest 213964920.
  3. ^ "Rotuma and Valedictory". 29 November 2017.
  4. ^ "The Rotuman People | NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 22 May 2019.