Pacific Islanders, Pacifier, Pasifika, or Pasefikaare ethnic/racial words used to define the Pacific islands indigenous people. They are the inhabitants and diaspora of any of Oceania's three primary sub-regions (Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia). The phrase "Pacific Islander" is unique from referring to the indigenous peoples of Oceania since it can apply to both indigenous and non-indigenous peoples of the Pacific Islands, as well as Aboriginal Australians.