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When did Samoan settlers reach Futuna?

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Map showing the French overseas territory of Wallis and Futuna in the South Pacific Ocean, with detailed insets of the Wallis Islands (centered on Uvea) and the Horne Islands (Futuna and Alofi). The map marks settlements, main roads, mountains such as Mount Singavi and Mount Kolofau, and surrounding waters. A locator inset shows the territory's position relative to the Pacific region.
Wallis and Futuna

According to historical records for Wallis and Futuna, while the islands were first inhabited by people of the Lapita culture by at least 800 BCE, later waves of Polynesian sailors reached the islands around 1400 CE, at which time Samoans settled on Futuna.1