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Kabila

Peoples of Oceania

Aboriginal nations, Torres Strait Islanders, Māori iwi, Papuans and Pacific islanders. 32 peoples on Kabila so far.

🇦🇺 Australia 22🇳🇿 New Zealand 19🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 4🇫🇯 Fiji 2🇳🇨 New Caledonia 2🇦🇸 American Samoa 1🇵🇫 French Polynesia 1🇬🇺 Guam 1🇫🇲 Micronesia 1🇼🇸 Samoa 1🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 1🇹🇴 Tonga 1🇹🇻 Tuvalu 1🇻🇺 Vanuatu 1
Kanak 🇳🇨 New Caledonia and 1 moreIndigenous Melanesians of New Caledonia, known for their culture and independence movement About 112,000, Austronesian (New Caledonian branch of Oceanic languages) Melanesians 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea and 6 moreIndigenous peoples of Melanesia from New Guinea to Fiji About 71,000 Torres Strait Islanders 🇦🇺 AustraliaSeafaring Melanesian people of the Torres Strait Islands, Australia About 82,000, Pama-Nyungan (Kalaw Lagaw Ya), Eastern Trans-Fly (Meriam Mir Samoanstagata Sāmoa 🇼🇸 Samoa and 11 moreIndigenous Polynesians of the Samoan Islands, united by language and tradition About 750,000, Polynesian Noongar 🇦🇺 AustraliaAboriginal people of southwestern Western Australia with deep ties to land and tradition About 14,000, Pama–Nyungan Etoro 🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaA small tribe living on the southern slopes of Mt. Sisa in Papua New Guinea About 2,000 Cook Islands Māori 🇳🇿 New Zealand and 1 moreIndigenous Polynesian people of the Cook Islands, now mostly living in New Zealand and Australia About 110,000, Austronesian, Eastern Polynesian Wurundjeri 🇦🇺 AustraliaTraditional owners of the Yarra River Valley around Melbourne About 400, Eastern Kulin Ngāi Tahu 🇳🇿 New ZealandThe principal Māori iwi of New Zealand's South Island About 85,000, Austronesian Ngāpuhi 🇳🇿 New ZealandLargest Māori iwi of New Zealand's Northland region About 184,000, Austronesian Ngāti Kahungunu 🇳🇿 New ZealandA major Māori iwi of New Zealand’s eastern North Island About 82,000, Austronesian Tolai 🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaIndigenous people of the Gazelle Peninsula and Duke of York Islands, Papua New Guinea About 104,000 Ngāti Porou 🇳🇿 New ZealandA large Māori iwi from the East Cape and Gisborne regions of New Zealand About 102,000, Austronesian Murri 🇦🇺 AustraliaAboriginal peoples of Queensland and north-western New South Wales, Australia Pama–Nyungan Ngāti Toa 🇳🇿 New ZealandA Māori iwi based around Porirua and the northern South Island of New Zealand About 10,000, Austronesian Tainui 🇳🇿 New ZealandA Māori tribal confederation of the central North Island, New Zealand Austronesian Kaurna 🇦🇺 AustraliaAboriginal people of the Adelaide Plains in South Australia Thura-Yura branch of the Pama–Nyungan languages Ngāti Maniapoto 🇳🇿 New ZealandA large iwi of the Waikato-Waitomo region, part of the Tainui confederation About 46,000, Austronesian Ngāti Mutunga 🇳🇿 New ZealandMāori iwi from north Taranaki and the Chatham Islands About 2,000, Austronesian Tāmaki Māori 🇳🇿 New ZealandMāori tribes and sub-tribes with ancestral ties to Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau) Ngāi Tūhoe 🇳🇿 New Zealand and 1 moreMāori iwi of Te Urewera, eastern North Island, New Zealand About 35,000, Austronesian Ngāti Awa 🇳🇿 New ZealandA Māori iwi of the eastern Bay of Plenty, New Zealand About 15,000, Austronesian Te Aupōuri 🇳🇿 New ZealandMāori iwi of the far north of New Zealand, centred at Te Kao About 9,000, Austronesian Waitaha 🇳🇿 New ZealandAn early Māori iwi of New Zealand's South Island, now part of Ngāi Tahu Historical Diyari 🇦🇺 AustraliaTraditional owners of the Cooper Creek delta in South Australia About 600, Karnic Tsembaga Maring 🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaHorticulturalists of the New Guinea highlands known for ritual pig feasts YugambehMibunn 🇦🇺 AustraliaAboriginal people of South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales About 10,000, Pama–Nyungan (Bandjalangic branch) Te Āti Awa 🇳🇿 New ZealandA Māori iwi rooted in Taranaki and Wellington, New Zealand About 17,000, Austronesian Butchulla 🇦🇺 AustraliaTraditional custodians of K'gari (Fraser Island) and nearby Queensland coast About 2,000 Ngāti Kurī 🇳🇿 New ZealandMāori iwi of the far north of New Zealand, with deep ties to Cape Reinga About 6,000, Austronesian Ngāi Te Rangi 🇳🇿 New ZealandA Māori iwi of Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand About 13,000, Austronesian Ngāi Takoto 🇳🇿 New ZealandA Māori iwi of the far north of New Zealand's North Island About 1,000, Austronesian

Seven peoples, once a week

Every Monday: seven peoples you may never have heard of, who they are and where they live.