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.) | Moore 2017: 28 |
Hindu / Buddhist influence on supernatural belief | No evidence of influence and not in region of known contact (No evidence of Hindu / Buddhist influence on supernatural belief, and culture is unlikely to have had contact with Hindu or Buddhist societies at or prior to to the time focus in question.) | Cribb 2000: Map 2.21 |
(Low) contact with other societies (SCCS v 787) | Frequent, through trade, warfare, travel, etc. (e.g. yearly or most years) | Moore 2017: 32 |
Islamic influence on supernatural belief | No evidence of influence and not in region of known contact (No evidence of Islamic influence on supernatural belief, and culture is unlikely to have had contact with Islamic societies at or prior to the time focus in question.) | Cribb 2000: Map 2.23 |
Distance to closest landmass inhabited by a different culture (km) | 25 | Moore 2019: 32 |
Distance to nearest continent (km) | 1729 | Moore 2017: 32 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Longitude of culture’s location (°) | 160.2 | 2014; Codrington 1891: 16 |
Latitude of culture’s location (°) | -9.1 | 2014; Codrington 1891: 16 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Number of islands inhabited by culture | Three | Codrington 1891: 16 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Island type (island with largest culture population or largest island if unknown) | Volcanic high island (an oceanic island of volcanic origin, e.g. Hawaii) | Codrington 1891: 13 |
Maximum elevation (meters) | 400 | Diamond 1976 |
Island Size (km²) | 218 | 2014 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Estimate of culture population size at relevant time focus | 5000 | Moore 2019: 43 |
Importance of Matrilateral descent (V.2) | High (Matrilateral descent plays an important role in determining social status and / or group membership, and is more important than any other form of descent.) | Codrington 1891: 20-45 |
Importance of Patrilateral descent (V.2) | Low (Patrilateral descent plays little or no role in determining social status and / or group membership.) | Codrington 1891: 20-45 |
Polygamy (SCCS 861) | Full polygyny (20% or more of married males) | Codrington 1891: 245 |
Political Authority | Local (encompasses the local community and / or multiple sublocal groups) | Codrington 1891: 20-58 |
Question | Response | Source |
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(No) external warfare (with other societies) (SCCS v 774) | Common, at least every five years | Moore 2019: 32 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Metalworking | Absent | Codrington 1891: 313-316 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Was a foreign religion adopted through a top-down (those high in the social hierarchy converted first, followed by the general population) or a bottom-up (the general population converted first, followed by those high in the social hierarchy) process? | Primarily a top-down process, although inroads had already been made with the general population. | Moore 2019: 34-36 |
Use of force in conversion | Low (most communities adopted the new religion either voluntarily or due to pressure from other communities of the same culture) | Moore 2019: 34-36 |
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.) | Moore 2019: 34-36 |
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.) | Moore 2019: 34-36 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Syncretic religious movements | Absent | Moore 2019: 27-69 |
Question | Response | Source |
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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.) | Moore 2019: 36-37 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Exportation of goods to other cultures | Present and substantial (At one time or another during the post-contact period, exports were a primary focus of economic activity for over 10% of the population.) | Moore 2019: 41-42 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Sea port | Present (At one time or another during the post-contact period most members of the culture had access to a sea port.) | Moore 2019: 31-32 |
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.) | Moore 2017: 27-69 |
Nature of loss of autonomy – voluntary vs. forced | Partly voluntary (e.g. Autonomy was ceded voluntarily but under duress; some communities ceded their autonomy voluntarily but others were forced to do so by an foreign power.) | Moore 2019: 27-69 |