Question | Response | Source |
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Pre-Austronesian population | Present: Clear evidence of human occupation prior to Austronesian settlement | Bellwood 1995: 109 |
Christian influence on supernatural belief | No evidence of influence but in a region where contact is likely (No evidence of Christian influence on supernatural belief, but culture is known to have had (or is likely to have had) contact with Christian societies at or prior to the time focus in question.) | Hoskins 1997: 51-52 |
Hindu / Buddhist influence on supernatural belief | No evidence of influence but in a region where contact is likely (No evidence of Hindu / Buddhist influence on supernatural belief, but culture is likely to have had contact with Hindu or Buddhist societies at or prior to the time focus in question.) | Cribb 2000: 2.21; Hoskins 1997: 34 |
(Low) contact with other societies (SCCS v 787) | Frequent, through trade, warfare, travel, etc. (e.g. yearly or most years) | Hoskins 1997: 6 |
Islamic influence on supernatural belief | No evidence of influence but in a region where contact is likely (No evidence of Islamic influence on supernatural belief, but culture is known to have had (or is likely to have had) contact with Islamic societies at or prior to the time focus in question.) | Hoskins 1997: 49 |
Distance to closest landmass inhabited by a different culture (km) | 0 | Hoskins 1997: 5 |
Distance to nearest continent (km) | 858 | Calculator 2014; Hoskins 1997: 5 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Longitude of culture’s location (°) | 119 | Hoskins 1997: 5 |
Latitude of culture’s location (°) | -9.6 | Hoskins 1997: 5 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Number of islands inhabited by culture | One | Hoskins 1997: 5 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Maximum elevation (meters) | 1225 | Hoskins 1997: 3 |
Island Size (km²) | 11500 | Hoskins 1997: 3 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Estimate of culture population size at relevant time focus | 50000 | Hoskins 1997: 5 |
Importance of Matrilateral descent (V.2) | Medium (Matrilateral descent plays an important role in determining social status and / or group membership, but is not the most important form of descent.) | Hoskins 1997: 18 |
Importance of Patrilateral descent (V.2) | High (Patrilateral descent plays an important role in determining social status and / or group membership, and is more important than any other form of descent.) | Hoskins 1997: 18 |
Polygamy (SCCS 861) | Limited polygyny (< 20% of married males) | Hoskins 1997: 289-290 |
Marital residence (SCCS 69) | Patrilocal or virilocal - with husband's kin | Hoskins 1997: 14 |
Estimated population of largest political community | 10,000-99,999 | Hoskins 1997: 5, 10, 29-169 |
Political Authority | Absent, or restricted to a group no larger than the household | Hoskins 1997: 29-169 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Metalworking | Present | Hoskins 1997: 51-52 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Animal husbandry as a source of food | Medium | Hoskins 1997: 3, 6 |
Agriculture / Horticulture | Principal (more important than any other source of food) | Hoskins 1997: 3 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Trade / wage labour as a source of food | Major | Hoskins 1997: 6 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Use of force in conversion | Medium (e.g force was threatened or implied during the conversion process; some communities agreed to conversion but others were forced to convert) | Hoskins 1997: 273-305 |
Adoption of a world religion | Present and predominant (At one time or another during the post-contact period, at least 75% of the indigenous population practiced a world religion.) | Hoskins 1997: 278 |
Resident missionary involvement in conversion process | Present, and from non-Austronesian societies (Resident foreign missionaries, at least one of whom was from a non-Austronesian society, played an important role in the conversion process.) | Hoskins 1997: 273-305 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Foreign education systems | High (At one time or another during the post-contact period over 75% of children received some at least a basic non-indigenous education.) | Hoskins 1997: 273 |
Foreign government systems | Present, and of high importance (At one time or another during the post-contact period the culture was subject to a foreign government system that controlled most important decisions.) | Hoskins 1997: 168, 273 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Loss of autonomy during postcontact period | High (On at least one occasion during the post-contact period, the culture came under the political dominance of a foreign power, and this event resulted in considerable loss of autonomy.) | Hoskins 1997: 168 |