Editing Rotuma (section)

====Notable Fagutans====

The term "Fagutan" commonly refers to those who live in the two Fagutan districts (Juju and Pepjei) or those with cultural or family ties to the area. Notable examples include:

[[Image:Charles Chowe Howard, of Rotuma.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Charles Chowe Howard, a Fagutan resident and forefather of much of Haga's population.]]

*[[Charles Chowe Howard]]: beachcomber and longtime resident of Faguta. The village of Haga (written as "Hanga") in Juju was said to be primarily populated by Howard's own descendants, and it was theorised by the [[Colony of Fiji|Acting-Resident Commissioner of Rotuma]] W.E. Russell that this bloodline contributed to these Fagutans' paler complexions when compared with other [[Polynesians|Pacific islanders]] and their referring to themselves as "white" and other islanders as "black men".<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Russell |first1=W.E. |title=Rotuma: Its History, Traditions and Customs |journal=The Journal of the Polynesian Society |date=1942 |volume=51 |issue=4 |page=235}}</ref>
*[[Christine Rovoi]]: journalist, essayist, and writer in [[Fiji]] and [[New Zealand]]. Rovoi was born in [[Suva]] but with Fagutan ties was taught Rotuman using the French-based orthography used in Faguta.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rovoi |first1=Christine |title=Why Rotuman is a unique Pacific language |url=https://pacificmedianetwork.com/articles/why-rotuman-is-a-unique-pacific-language |website=Pacific Media Network |access-date=5 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Christine Rovoi {{!}} RNZ Pacific Presenter |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/presenters/christine-rovoi |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=[[RNZ]] |language=en-nz}}</ref>