Are Vietnamese Polynesians?

At Ancestry, Chinese people were reporting about 10\% Polynesia, Vietnamese as high as 15\% and Filipinos around 32\%. Ancestry has no Southeast Asian category, so those of Southeast Asian background will get some of the East Asian, or what Ancestry has as “Asia East” along with a small percentage of Polynesia.

Who are Polynesians descendants of?

The direct ancestors of the Polynesians were the Neolithic Lapita culture, which emerged in Island Melanesia and Micronesia at around 1500 BC from a convergence of migration waves of Austronesians originating from both Island Southeast Asia to the west and an earlier Austronesian migration to Micronesia to the north.

Where are Polynesian people originally from?

Taiwan
For years, it was generally accepted that Polynesians originated in modern-day Taiwan and began moving south and east about 4,000 years ago. This migration account is based on the research of linguists, the findings of archeologists and some genetic analysis.

Are Polynesians Chinese?

Polynesians are Indigenous people of Polynesia, so we have absolutely no link with Chinese people! Inside the Polynesian umbrella, you have Eastern Polynesians such as Maori, Hawaiians and on a smaller scale, Tahitians.

Where did Vietnamese ancestors come from?

The forerunners of the ethnic Vietnamese were Proto-Vietic people who descended from Proto-Austroasiatic people who may have originated from somewhere in Southern China, Yunnan, the Lingnan, or the Yangtze River, together with the Monic, who settled further to the west and the Khmeric migrated further south.

Are Japanese related to Polynesians?

The short answer is no. The Polynesian languages are part of the Austronesian family, and while there are hypotheses that link Austronesian to Japanese (as well as to other language families), they are not generally considered by linguists to be proven.

Did Polynesians originate Asia?

The human settlement of the Pacific Islands represents one of the most recent major migration events of mankind. Polynesians originated in Asia according to linguistic evidence or in Melanesia according to archaeological evidence.

What ethnicity is Nguyen?

Vietnamese
Nguyễn is the most common Vietnamese surname / family name. Outside of Vietnam, the surname is commonly rendered without diacritics as Nguyen. Nguyên is a different surname. By some estimates forty percent of Vietnamese people bear this surname.

What race are Polynesians closely related to?

Analysis of the Polynesian DNA has shown that the Polynesian people are closely related to East Asians, Micronesians, and Taiwanese Aborigines. The first Polynesian ancestors settled in the Tonga, Wallis, and Futuna, and Samoa regions.

Where did the Polynesian languages come from?

According to linguistic evidence, Polynesian languages are closely related to each other and belong to the Austronesian language family that can be traced back to East Asia, in particular to the present-day languages of Taiwanese Aborigines ( Blust 1999; Diamond 2000 ).

What is the official name of Vietnamese people?

Vietnamese people. They are the majority ethnic group of Vietnam, comprising 86\% of the population at the 1999 census, and are officially known as Kinh to distinguish them from other ethnic groups in Vietnam. The earliest recorded name for the ancient Vietnamese people appears as Lạc .

What race are Japanese and Vietnamese people regarded as?

Hirofumi Matsumura et al. (2001) and Hideo Matsumoto et al. (2009) said that the Japanese and Vietnamese people are regarded to be a mix of Northeast Asians and Southeast Asians who are related to today Austronesian peoples.