it ▁Island er ▁and ▁Ab original ▁people ▁made ▁up ▁ 8 5 . 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁population , ▁with ▁ 7 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁claim ing ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Island er ▁ancest ry . ▁The ▁most ▁common ▁response ▁for ▁religion ▁was ▁Ang lic an ▁at ▁ 4 4 . 9 %. ▁ ▁The ▁language ▁spoken ▁on ▁Sa ib ai ▁is ▁Kal aw ▁K aw aw ▁Ya ▁( K K Y ). ▁Sa ib ai ▁Island ers ▁have ▁always ▁trad ed ▁and ▁had ▁good ▁relations ▁with ▁neighbour ing ▁Pap u ans . ▁The ▁Sa ib ai ▁Island ers ▁converted ▁to ▁Christian ity ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁with ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁Mission ary ▁Society . ▁ ▁Sa ib ai , ▁Bo igu ▁and ▁D au an ▁society ▁is ▁Bu w ai ▁" cl an / mo iety " ▁based , ▁there ▁being ▁two ▁major ▁Bu w ai ▁( mo iet ies ), ▁the ▁K oe i ▁Bu w ai ▁" Gre at ▁Mo iety " ▁and ▁the ▁Mo egin a ▁Bu w ai ▁" L esser ▁Mo iety "; ▁each ▁mo iety ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁to tem ic ▁sub cl ans , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Sam u ▁Aug ad h ▁" C ass ow ary ▁Tot em " ▁( K oe i ▁Bu w ai ), ▁Ko ed al ▁Aug ad h ▁" C roc od ile ▁Tot em " ▁( Mo egin a ▁Bu w ai ) ▁and ▁others . ▁All ▁social , ▁food ▁gather ing