Polynesians

Summary

Polynesians is an ethnic group^[1]. Polynesians ranks in the top 2% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,379 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Polynesians's instance of is recorded as ethnic group^[3].
• Polynesians's instance of is recorded as ethnolinguistic group^[4].
• Polynesians is a type of Pacific Islanders^[5].
• Polynesians is a type of Austronesian peoples^[6].
• Polynesians's Commons category is recorded as People of Polynesia^[7].
• Polynesians's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Polynesian people^[8].
• Polynesians's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[9].
• Polynesians's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[10].
• Polynesians's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• Polynesians's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• Polynesians's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9^[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include ethnic group^[3] and ethnolinguistic group^[4]. Recorded subclass of include Pacific Islanders^[5] and Austronesian peoples^[6].

Why It Matters

Polynesians ranks in the top 2% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,379 views/month).^[2] Polynesians has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14] Polynesians is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[15]

Polynesians is credited with the discovery of Suwarrow^[16], an atoll^[17], in Cook Islands^[18].

FAQs

What did Polynesians discover?

Polynesians is credited as discoverer of Suwarrow^[16].