The Journal of the Polynesian Society, Volume 28

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Polynesian Society, 1919
Vocabularies of some of the languages of Polynesia are included. "A list of Polynesian languages" is given in v. 21, p. 67-71.
 

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Page 208 - Society is formed to promote the study of the Anthropology, Ethnology, Philology, History and Antiquities of the Polynesian races, by the publication of an official journal, to be called " THE JOURNAL OF THE POLYNESIAN SOCIETY;" and by the collection of books, manuscripts, photographs, relics, and other illustrations.
Page 204 - New Zealand, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Malaysia, as well as Polynesia proper. Candidates for admission to the Society shall be admitted on the joint recommendation of a member of the Society and a member of the Council, and on the approval of the Council. Every...
Page 188 - ... Further, he enjoyed the highest privileges. He was exempt from ordinary work and from that forced labor, at times so troublesome, such as cooking and the preparation of the turtle, for which the common people were liable. The smoke from the ovens was not to come near him or to touch him. Throughout the whole island there was but one authority (that of the king) superior to his, while at times his influence was as powerful as even that of the king.
Page 204 - is intended to include Australasia, New Zealand, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Malaysia, as well as Polynesia proper. Candidates for admission to the Society shall be admitted on the joint recommendation of a member of the Society and a member of the Council, and on the approval of the Council. Every person elected to membership shall receive immediate notice of the same from the...
Page 204 - The object of the society was "to promote the study of the Anthropology, Ethnology, Philology, History, and Antiquities of the Polynesian race by the publication of an official journal to be called 'The Journal of the Polynesian Society,' and by the collection of books, manuscripts, photographs, relics, and other illustrations of the history of the Polynesian race.
Page 33 - And yet it is somewhat surprising that the grand old epic of the New Zealand Maoris relating the birth of the gods as the offspring of the Sky-father (Rangi) and the Earth-mother (Papa), does not seem to have held the same important place in the beliefs of the Rurotongans.
Page 33 - There can be little doubt that the belief in the origin of all living things originating from the Sky-father and Earth-mother, was the primary belief of the...
Page 16 - ... the next morning, as soon as it was light, he got down the mountain as fast as he could without stopping to hunt longer for kiwis. The fairies are a very numerous people; merry, cheerful, and always singing, like the cricket. Their appearance is that of human beings, nearly resembling a European's; their hair being very fair, and so is their skin. They are very different from the Maoris, and do not resemble them at all.
Page 31 - ... it was not possible to distinguish the Chatham Island article from that made in Otago. Mr. Skinner regards this as conclusive evidence, "That seven centuries ago, when the Moriori left New Zealand, the Southern Culture of New Zealand had developed most of the features it presented at the beginning of the nineteenth century, in other words, that the difference between the culture-regions in New Zealand was ancient.

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