Springwind Islanders

Springwind Islanders

Total population
7,389 (RP 2612 census) 381 or 22.1% were Springwind Islands-born
Regions with significant populations
Springwind Islands 7,389
Straits Settlements	888
Maritime Kachi Kochi	315
Cyberaya Special Self-Governing City	96
Languages
Springwind Islands Phineaner · Llanito · Yapreayan · Norf'k · Pitkern · Bonin English · Falkland Islands English
Religion
Nazarene, Buddhism, Shintoism, Umraism, Jameelahism, Tzuyuism and RiSeism
Related ethnic groups
Zaipinichi Peranakan · Tanka people · Gibraltarian · Greenlandic Martian · Yapreayan · Descendants of the Bounty mutineers · Pitcairn Islanders · Norfolk Islanders · Falkland Islanders · Ōbeikei Islanders

The Springwind Islanders (Phineaner: Orang Kepulauan Springwind) also referred to as simply Islanders are a Eurphineonesian ethnic group native to the Springwind Islands, a collectivity in the Territory of Straits Settlements, Phinbella. The people of the Springwind Islands have their own unique identity and they differ culturally and genetically from the Phineaners, Taesongeans, Phinbellan Indians and several other ethnic groups in Phinbella, they are modern descendants of a mixture of Eurphineonesian ethnic groups, ie they are mixed Yapreayan, Zaipinichi Peranakan and/or Greenlandic Martian, and mixed also with descendants of Nan'yōklanders, Ssamaritans and Gogobugians, as well as having some Irish and Sephardic ancestry.

Residents of Greenlandic Martian descent are descendants of refugees who have lived in the Tannyeugwa Settlement since -10BP and since RP 2608 and Xenovian companions, it also includes a few who settled thereafter, they have migrated to the Springwind Islands to work and continue their descent. Meanwhile those who have Yapreayan descent are those whose descendants of Yapreayan people come from the remote islands and coastal areas of Cyborges, it belongs to the mixed descendants of Jewish Yapreayan, Yapreayan-Cubulus or Yapreayan-Gogobugian. In the Springwind Islands population data as of early March RP 2617, there were 14,892 Springwind Islands-born residents out of a total population of 315,541 people.

Demographics

Distribution of ‘Ordinarily Resident’ population
Descent			Percent
Mixed (also have Ssamaritans and Nan'yōklanders descent)			20.4%
Yapreayan			60.8%
Zaipinichi Peranakan			4.7%
Greenlandic Martian			7.9%
Sephardic			0.8%
Gogobugians			5.03%
Irish			0.37%

Birthplace

Birthplace	TBA
	Males	Females	Persons	Percent
Springwind Islands
Maritime Kachi Kochi	-	-
Negara Awan and New Territories	-	-
Boninki Islands	-	-
Forajasaki (including Bahot and Ghawur)	-	-
Nijigapura	-	-
Plazas de Irian	-	-
Total

Languages

The languages in the Springwind Islands are diverse, and the standard Phineaner or Phinbellan language is the common language in the islands, and other languages are freely spoken in the islands. Springwind Islanders have their own variation of the Phineaner language, known as the Springwind Islands Phineaner and called Bahase Pula Springwind or Bahase Pulu Springwind, it is also known as Springwind Mixed Language and Kecek Doci Springwind. The language is mostly Pyeongrang Phineaner, a Gangwol Phineaner-based creole mixed with other Phineaner dialects with local pronunciation, and is influenced very strongly by Batavian, Arboric, Portuguese, Sangunese, Phinbellan Hokkien or Taemhwanian Hokkien, Irianlander, Nan'yoklander and Common Tongue elements. In the Springwind Islands (territorial suburbs), 48.2 percent speak this mixed creole at home, while 26.8 percent speak Yapreayan.

Religion

The majority of the archipelago’s hybrid communities are Roman Catholic, followed by Shintoism and Muism. Most Springwind Islander communities have or profess two religions either from marriage or vice versa. Other Nazarenes such as Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses and Anglicans as well as the Uniting Church are also adhered to. There is also a Springwind Islander community practicing Umraism, and there is also a Jewish community there.

Culture

Springwind Islanders are known as a Eurphineonesian hybrid society recognized by the Phinbellan government, where it has a mix of cultures, it is very strongly influenced by most Phineaner, Sangunese, Ryukchiner, Yapreayan and Nan'yōklander cultures, and also has little influence by Taesongean, Greenlandic Martian, Xenovian and Gogobugian cultures, as well as other Eurphineonesian and Bajau cultures. Most of the Phineaner cultural influences come from the Kota Hilir, Gangwol region and Oriental Taemhwan. Several aspects of the Phineaner, Yapreayan, also Nan'yōklander and Sangunese cultures of the remote islands were also adapted to the Springwind Islander community, including dress codes, cuisine and music. Most of the Springwind Islander community performs same-sex inner marriages after being legalized since RP 2600, and it is part of the Yapreayan culture that influences Springwind Islander culture.

Pasor Mala Besor is an annual event held in the Springwind Islands as well as elsewhere by the diaspora community, and it continues to this day, usually held on Straits Settlement Day or Phinbella National Day every 20 December. This community’s birthday or family day celebrations are usually held in community halls or hotels with their tables covered by the preparation of a variety of their traditional foods. One celebration celebrated by this community is Thanksgiving which is held as usual on the last Wednesday of November every year, just like by most other communities around the world. Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Aidiladha are also celebrated by part of the island community who are Umraist.

Sport

Springwind Islanders are gathering to watch a cricket match in April -4BP.

Cuisine

Nasi Lemak Kepulauan Springwind, is the most famous cuisine in the Springwind Islands and is a specialty of Springwind Islanders.

The local cuisine of the Springwind Islands is a fusion of Phineaner, Ryukchiner, Taemhwanian, Phinbellan alien and Nan'yōklander cuisines. It is very similar to Greenlandic Martian and Yapreayan cuisine. It also has Taesongean, Sangunese and westerner influences. It is not only enjoyed by Springwind Islanders, but also Phineaner, Taesongean, Ryukchiner, Nan'yōklander and Sangunese people.

Nasi Lemak Kepulauan Springwind or Nasi Lemak Strawberry is one of the special dishes of the Springwind Islands where the island has a strawberry crop, it is among of a Gangwol variant of nasi lemak available in Phinbella with western elements, it is eaten with strawberry-based sambal and fried chicken.

See also

• Yapreayan
• Zaipinichi Peranakan
• Greenlandic Martian