Rotumans
Rotumans distribution in Fiji (2017 census) | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 25,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Fiji ( Rotuma) | unknown |
| New Zealand | 1,323 |
| Australia | 550 - 1,000 |
| Languages | |
| Rotuman, English | |
| Religion | |
| Methodism, Seventh-day Adventist, Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Samoans, Tongans, Fijians, other Pacific peoples | |
The Rotumans (Rotuman: Rotuạm; Fijian: Ro) are a Polynesian ethnic group native to Rotuma, an island group forming part of Fiji. The island itself is a cultural melting pot at the crossroads of the Micronesian, Melanesian and Polynesian divisions of the Pacific Ocean, and due to the seafaring nature of traditional Pacific cultures, the indigenous Rotuman have adopted or share many aspects of its multifaceted culture with its Melanesian, Micronesian and Polynesian neighbours.