Polynesian exclave
The Polynesian Triangle with the Hawai'i Islands (1), New Zealand (2), Easter Island (3), Samoa (4) and Tahiti (5)
A Polynesian exclave is a settlement area with a majority Polynesian population that lies outside the so-called Polynesian triangle and thus in Micronesia or Melanesia . On the islands or atolls , a Samoian language is mostly spoken as a branch of the Polynesian languages . Well-known Polynesian exclaves are:
In Fiji :
In the Federated States of Micronesia :
In New Caledonia :
In Papua New Guinea :
In the Solomon Islands :
- Anuta
- Fatutaka (uninhabited)
- Ontong Java
- Pileni
- Nukapu
- Nupani
- Tinakula (currently uninhabited)
- Sikaiana
- Tikopia
- Rennell and Bellona
- Vanikoro (south-eastern part, historical (Melanesian) district of Tanema )
- Duff Islands
In Vanuatu :
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