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{{redirect|Kiribati people|information on the population of Kiribati|Demographics of Kiribati}}
[[File:I-Kiribati dancer.jpg|thumb|[[Dance in Kiribati#Buki|Te Buki Dance]] in Kiribati]]
The Kiribati people, also known as ''I-Kiribati'', ''Tungaru'', or ''Gilbertese'', are the indigenous people of [[Kiribati]]. They speak the [[Gilbertese language]]. They numbered 103,000 as of 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12713|title=Kiribertese &#124; Joshua Project|website=www.joshuaproject.netcn}}</ref>
 
===Kosraean people===
[[File:Founding day 2005 Federated States of Micronesia 04.jpg|thumb|Kosrean women]]
The Kosraeans or Kusaieans are the indigenous people of [[Kosrae]]. They speak the [[Kosraean language]]. They number around 8,400 as of 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12811|title=Kosraen &#124; Joshua Project|website=www.joshuaproject.netcn}}</ref>
 
===Marshallese people===
[[File:Old-fashioned clothes in Jaluit (from a book Published in 1931) P.282.png|thumb|Marshallese men on [[Jaluit]]]]
{{redirect|Marshallese people|information on the population of the Marshall Islands|Demographics of the Marshall Islands}}
The Marshallese people ([[Marshallese language|Marshallese]]: ''kajoor ri-Ṃajeḷ '', ''laḷ ri-Ṃajeḷ'') are the indigenous inhabitants of the [[Marshall Islands]]. They numbered 70,000 as of 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.joshuaproject.net/peoples.php?peo3=13554|title=Marshallese &#124; Joshua Projectcn}}</ref> Marshallese society was organized into three social classes, the ''iroji'' was the chief or landowner that headed several clans, the ''alap'' managed the clan and the ''rijerbal'' (worker) were commoners that worked the land. The three social classes treated each other well and with mutual respect.<ref name="TheMicronesians"/>{{quotation needed|date=February 2024}}
 
===Nauruan people===
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[[File:Palauan mother 1st baby ceremony.jpg|thumb|Palauan mother 1st baby ceremony ]]
{{redirect|Palauans|information on the population of Palau|Demographics of Palau}}
The Palauans or Belauans ([[Palauan language|Palauan]]: ''Belau'', ''ngukokl a Belau'') — are the indigenous people of [[Palau]]. They numbered around 26,600 as of 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14271|title=Palauan &#124; Joshua Project|website=www.joshuaproject.netcn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14272/PS|title=Palauan, English-speaking in Palau|first=Joshua|last=Project|website=joshuaproject.net}}</ref> Palauans are not noted for being great long-distance voyagers and navigators when compared to other Micronesian peoples. The taro is the center of their farming practices, although breadfruit has a symbolic importance.<ref name=Petersen/>
 
===Pohnpeian people===