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  1. Tapu (Polynesian culture)

    and Whitrow ... and M. Watson 1793. DEFAULTSORT Tapu Polynesian Culture Category M ori words and phrases ... words and phrases Category Polynesian culture de Tapu fr Tapu fy Taboe he ...Tapu , ref Tapu was translated for James Cook as consecrated, inviolable, forbidden, unclean or cursed harv Cook King 1821 also said in some English sources as being from Tongan language Tongan Polynesian ... culture M ori , Samoa Islands Samoan , Rapanui , Tahiti an, Culture of Hawaii Hawaiian , and Tonga ... term for this concept is ha a . In M ori tradition In M ori and Tongan tradition, something that is tapu ... or places which are tapu must be left alone, and may not be approached or interfered with. In some ... priest s to protect resources from over exploitation , by declaring a fishery or other resource as tapu see r hui . There are two kinds of tapu, the private relating to individuals and the public tapu relating to communities . A person, an object or a place, which is tapu, may not be touched by human contact, in some cases, not even approached. A person, object or a place could be made sacred by tapu for a certain time. In pre contact society, tapu was one of the strongest forces in M ori life. A violation of tapu could have dire consequences, including the death of the offender through sickness ... rank was tapu, and could not be eaten by an inferior. A chief s house was tapu, and even the chief ... perceived to be tapu, but also their possessions including their clothing. Burial grounds and places of death were always tapu, and these areas were often surrounded by a protective fence. Today, tapu .... A Rangatira chief or Toa warrior while having his moko facial tattoo done, is considered Tapu while .... Manuhiri manuwhiri guests or visitors at a Marae are considered tapu until food has touched ... ref Noa In M ori tradition, noa is the opposite to tapu. Noa means common, non sacred, or free from tapu sometimes because tapu has been broken . While tapu is considered a positive force, associated ...   more details



  1. Tapu

    Tapu may refer to Tapu Polynesian culture , a concept of sacredness from which the word taboo is derived Tapu Ottoman law , a form of land tenure in the Ottoman Empire Tapu, New Zealand , a settlement on the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand apu, a village in Mic sasa Commune, Sibiu County, Romania See also Ko Tapu or James Bond Island, an island in the Phang Nga Bay, Thailand disambig ...   more details



  1. Polynesian culture

    Image hawaiiancanoe.jpg Polynesian voyaging canoe thumb 300px Polynesians settled the vast Polynesian triangle by 700AD image deleted on commons Polynesian culture refers to the indigenous peoples culture ... of Polynesian culture can be divided into four different historical eras Exploration and settlement ... as Tonga and Samoa . In this region, the distinctive Polynesian culture developed. The early Polynesians ... with Polynesia, a great number of changes occurred within Polynesian culture, mostly as a result ... DEFAULTSORT Polynesian Culture Category Polynesia Culture Category Polynesian culture Category ..., L. Roewer, W. Schiefenh vel, and M. Stoneking, Melanesian origin of Polynesian Y chromosomes, Current ... culture appeared suddenly in north west Melanesia, in the Bismarck Archipelago , the chain of islands forming a great arc from New Britain to the Admiralty Islands . This culture, known as Lapita , stands ... along the coasts. Particularly characteristic of the Lapita culture is the making of pottery, including ... into the clay. Within a mere three or four centuries between about 1300 and 900 BC, the Lapita culture ... and tides. Polynesian navigator s steered by the sun and the stars, and by careful observations ... on great Polynesian navigation Polynesian double hulled canoe s. Archaeological evidence indicates that by about 1280 AD, the Polynesians had settled the vast Polynesian triangle with its northern ... AD. There have been suggestions that Polynesian voyagers reached the South American mainland. Carbon ... was thought to date from between 1321 and 1407 AD. This initial report suggested a Polynesian pre ..., apparently pre Columbian, Chilean specimen and six pre European Polynesian specimens also cluster with the same European Indian subcontinental Southeast Asian sequences, providing no support for a Polynesian ... represent a genetic signature of an early Polynesian dispersal. Modeling of the potential marine ... motivation was to ease the demands of burgeoning populations. Polynesian mythology does not speak ...   more details



  1. Fenua Tapu

    Fenua Tapi is an islet of Nui atoll Nui atoll in the Pacific Ocean state of Tuvalu . References Reflist External links http www.janeresture.com tuvalumaps nui.htm Map of Nui showing Fenua Tapu coord 7 14 45 S 177 8 50 E display title region TV type isle source GNS enwiki Islands of Tuvalu Category Islands of Tuvalu Category Nui atoll tuvalu geo stub es Fenua Tapu gl Illote Fenua Tapu pt Fenua Tapu fi Fenua Tapu ...   more details



  1. Tapu River

    orphan date June 2010 Infobox River river name Tapu River image name image size caption origin Coromandel Range mouth Firth of Thames basin countries New Zealand length km elevation mouth elevation discharge watershed The Tapu River is a river of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand s North Island . It flows west from the Coromandel Range , reaching the Firth of Thames at the settlement of Tapu, New Zealand Tapu , approximately halfway between Thames, New Zealand Thames and Coromandel, New Zealand Coromandel . ref LINZ 40461 Tapu River 2010 06 08 ref See also List of rivers of New Zealand References reflist coord 36.983995 175.500037 region NZ type river display title Category Thames Coromandel District Category Rivers of the Waikato Region Waikato geo stub ...   more details



  1. Hirawanu Tapu

    Hirawanu Tapu ?&ndash 1900 was a notable New Zealand moriori leader. He was born in Te Awapatiki , Chatham Islands , New Zealand . ref name DNZB Tapu DNZB title Hirawanu Tapu first Michael last King id 1t12 accessdate December 2011 ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Tapu, Hirawanu ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Moriori leader DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH Te Awapatiki, Chatham Islands, New Zealand DATE OF DEATH 1900 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Tapu, Hirawanu Category 1900 deaths Category Moriori Category New Zealand M ori people Category People from the Chatham Islands NewZealand bio stub ...   more details



  1. Turgay Tapu

    Infobox football biography name Turgay Tapu fullname height height m 1.83 precision 0 birth date Birth date and age 1982 4 29 birth place position Goalkeeper association football Goalkeeper currentclub Rot Weiss Ahlen clubnumber 1 youthyears1 youthclubs1 Rot Weiss Ahlen years1 2004 2009 years2 2008 2009 years3 2009 2011 years4 2011 clubs1 Rot Weiss Ahlen II clubs2 Rot Weiss Ahlen clubs3 SC Roland Beckum clubs4 Rot Weiss Ahlen caps1 64 caps2 1 caps3 caps4 2 goals1 0 goals2 0 goals3 goals4 0 nationalyears1 nationalteam1 nationalcaps1 nationalgoals1 pcupdate 17. August 2011 Turgay Tapu born April 29, 1982 is a Germany German football player, who currently plays for Rot Weiss Ahlen . External links de icon http www.transfermarkt.de de spieler 10361 turgay tapu profil.html Profile at transfermarkt.de Rot Wei Ahlen squad Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Tapu, Turgay ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION German footballer DATE OF BIRTH 1982 04 29 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Tapu, Turgay Category 1982 births Category Living people Category German footballers Category Rot Weiss Ahlen players Germany footy goalkeeper stub de Turgay Tapu ...   more details



  1. Vasant Tapu

    Infobox cricketer biography playername Vasant Tapu country Tanzania fullname Vasant Tapu Harji Chavda partialdates true yearofbirth 1936 countryofbirth Tanganyika monthofdeath August yearofdeath 1988 countryofdeath batting Left handed bowling Left arm Fast bowling fast medium Left arm orthodox spin role All rounder club1 East Africa cricket team East Africa year1 1967 1974 type1 First class debutdate1 19 August debutyear1 1967 debutfor1 East Africa debutagainst1 India national cricket team India lastdate1 18 January lastyear1 1974 lastfor1 East Africa lastagainst1 Marylebone Cricket Club MCC deliveries balls columns 1 column1 First class cricket First class matches1 2 runs1 96 bat avg1 24.00 100s 50s1 0 1 top score1 55 deliveries1 246 wickets1 8 bowl avg1 21.12 fivefor1 1 tenfor1 0 best bowling1 5 72 catches stumpings1 1 0 date 22 August year 2008 source http www.cricketarchive.co.uk Archive Players 26 26676 26676.html CricketArchive Vasant Tapu Harji Chavda , usually known as Vasant Tapu 1936 1988 was a Tanzania n cricket er. A left handed batsman and left arm Fast bowling fast medium left arm orthodox spin Bowler cricket bowler , he played for the Tanzania national cricket team between 1967 and 1974 ref name CAP http www.cricketarchive.co.uk Archive Players 26 26676 26676.html Vasant Tapu at CricketArchive ref and also played first class cricket for East Africa cricket team East Africa . ref name CIP http content uk.cricinfo.com other content player 24005.html Vasant Tapu at Cricinfo ref Biography Born in Tanganyika in 1936, ref name CIP Vasant Tapu began to play international ... Other matches.html Other matches played by Vasant Tapu at CricketArchive ref and the second was a first ... 26 26676 First Class Matches.html First class matches played by Vasant Tapu at CricketArchive ... . NAME Tapu, Vasant ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1936 PLACE OF BIRTH Tanganyika DATE OF DEATH 1 August 1988 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Tapu, Vasant Category 1936 births Category ...   more details



  1. Nima tapu

    Orphan date February 2009 Nima Tapu are the Royal Undertakers for the Tonga n royal family. It is their role to prepare the dead Monarch king s body for burial . Once the preparation is complete, they are not allowed to use their hands for any other purpose for the next 100 days. In earlier times the nima tapu would be strangled or have their hands cut off after preparing the king s body. References http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi asia pacific 6213843.stm Tongan royal mourning is broken. BBC News, 28 December 2006. Retrieved 19 Feb 2007. Category Tongan monarchy Category Death customs Tonga stub ...   more details



  1. Tapu resmi

    Taxation in the Ottoman Empire sidebar The tapu resmi was a feudal land registration tax in the Ottoman Empire . ref cite journal last Jennings first Ronald title Sakaltutan Four Centuries Ago journal International Journal of Middle East Studies year 1978 month January volume 9 issue 1 pages 89 98 jstor 16262 ref A tapu was the equivalent of a title deed for farmland, in a feudal system where farmers were proprietors rather than outright owners this would be recorded in a tapu tahrir , a survey of land ownership and land grants which the Ottoman government used to update land tax records, and which are now valuable to historians. Not all land was subject to the tapu system iltizam tax farming was more commonly applied to non tapu land. ref cite book last Darling first Linda title Revenue raising and legitimacy tax collection and finance administration in the Ottoman Empire, 1560 1660 year 1996 publisher Brill isbn 9789004102897 pages 126 url http books.google.co.uk books?id g2jx36HfH6AC&dq 22Tapu resmi 22&source gbs navlinks s ref A prominent 16th century legal theorist argued that tapu resmi was contrary to shari ah law, and was effectively a bribe however, tapu resmi continued to be used across the Ottoman empire. ref cite book title Governing property, making the modern state law ... s ref Tapu resmi was a divani tax on these land titles, payable to the timar holder. ref cite book ... to a change of title, tapu resmi could also be seen as an inheritance tax ref cite book last Kiel ... ref but the tapu resmi fee was payable on other transfers too, including when farmland fell vacant ... 3&ved 0CC8Q6AEwAjgU ref After paying tapu resmi, a farmer would still have to pay resm i ift or an equivalent ... from tapu resmi until the next tahrir survey . In 1716, a kanunname tax code for the vilayet ... 2005 volume 34 pages 53 jstor 4150513 ref The tapu system was partially reformed during the tanzimat ...?id thUKJ53 yyQC&dq 22Tapu resmi 22&source gbs navlinks s ref responsibility for collecting the tapu ...   more details



  1. Tapu Javeri

    Infobox person name Tapu Javeri image Tapu Javeri.jpg caption Tapu Javeri birth name Mustapha Farabi ... Green eyes Green yearsactive 1974 present othername Tapu Tapu Javeri Urdu language Urdu Nastaliq ... www.fashioncentral.pk pakistani photographers 1 tapu javeri about publisher Fashion Central accessdate ... Fashion Photographer Tapu Javeri url http thepakistaniboutiques.com pakistani fashion photographer tapu javeri publisher The Pakistani Botiques accessdate November 25th 2011 ref . He hosts two radio ... after the internship ref cite web title About Tapu Javeri url http www.pakistanartreview.net 7th ... accessdate March 25th, 2012 ref Javeri has been described as a pioneer ref cite news title Tapu Javeri ... tapu javeri accessdate March 26, 2012 newspaper Karachi Digest ref of photography and painting ... range known as Tapu s Tees ref http www.thenews.com.pk style thenews 23 08 2009 style.htm The mightee ... Summer Show 2011 Karachi A very impressive contribution to the show was that of Tapu Javeri whose ... School of Art and Architecture. ref cite web title Tapu Javeri Faculty Member at Indus Valley School ... School of Art and Architecture Indus Valley School Gallery , Pakistan Aug 2009 Tapu Tee s Tee shirt ... Show Kara Film Festival, Karachi , Pakistan Jun 2002 Portraits Group Show curated by Tapu Javeri ... news title Tapu Javeri at Chawkandi url http archives.dawn.com 2001 12 22 local17.htm newspaper Dawn ... by Tapu Javeri Arts Council, Karachi , Pakistan Jun 2001 Portraits Group Show curated by Tapu ... Reflist 2 External links https twitter.com tapujaveri Tapu Javeri on Twitter http www.youtube.com watch?v fFet0OqQ8zg Tapu Javeri Profile by Taimur Rahim http www.fashioncentral.pk pakistani photographers 1 tapu javeri about Tapu Javeri Fashion Central http www.whitechapelgallery.org exhibitions where ... by Tapu Javeri 131769753533833 Tapulicious Official Facebook Page http www.youtube.com watch?v 0WQQ0AbI ho Tapu Javeri s Kolachiscope http www.1pak.com news arts leisure 94818 photography is a lifestyle ...   more details



  1. Ghosts in Polynesian culture

    240 ref Some of the ancient M ui mythology M ui legends that are common throughout the Polynesia Polynesian ... marks on the Polynesian s face indicated their cult. A spiral symbol meant that the man favoured the sky ... All Polynesian societies have many stories of ghosts or spirits who played a role in their traditional ... and Ghost Gods 1915 . ref cite book title Handbook of Polynesian mythology author Robert D. Craig publisher ABC CLIO year 2004 ISBN 1576078949 page 112 ref The legend of Pele, the Culture of Hawaii ... pdf PolynesianHerbalMedicine.pdf title Polynesian Herbal Medicine publisher University of Hawai ... Stevenson wrote about Polynesian beliefs and customs, including the belief in ghosts, in his last ... Encyclopedia of British Literature. Vol. 5 99 102 Robert Louis Stevenson ref See also Polynesian mythology References reflist Ghosts Category Ghosts Polynesian Category Polynesian mythology ...   more details



  1. Tapu Te Ranga Marae

    Cleanup date August 2009 Infobox building name Tapu Te Ranga Marae native name former names alternate names image Pic118p300.jpg alt Tapu Te Ranga Marae caption Tapu Te Ranga Marae map type altitude building type Marae architectural style Contemporary Maori structural system cost ren cost location Island Bay , Wellington , New Zealand address 44 Rhine Street, Island Bay, Wellington client owner current tenants landlord coordinates Coord 41.3313 174.769918 display title region NZ type landmark start date 1974 completion date inauguration date renovation date demolition date destruction date height convert 131 ft m diameter other dimensions floor count 10 floor area main contractor architect architecture firm structural engineer services engineer civil engineer other designers quantity surveyor awards ren architect ren firm ren str engineer ren serv engineer ren civ engineer ren oth designers ren qty surveyor ren awards references Tapu Te Ranga Marae is a Marae living marae in Island Bay , Wellington , New Zealand . It is the home of author Bruce Stewart , his family and various friends. The Marae is listed as a heritage site Citation needed date August 2009 . Stewart bought the whenua land to set it free from private ownership. Tikanga principles of kaitiaki caretaker protector nurturer .... Buildings Image Pic115p300.jpg thumb 300px right Tapu Te Ranga Marae Image SouthCoastPICT1197.JPG thumb right 300px View across the rocks south of Tapu Te Ranga Motu to Te Waipounamu The main tupuna ... Maori. They who build the whare, are built by the whare is the M ori culture Marae oral tradition ... Bruce Stewart, rangatira of Tapu Te Ranga marae in Island Bay, Wellington asked me for artwork for the new ... 200px right Tapu Te Ranga Motu Image TapuTeRangaMotuPICT4122.jpg thumb 200px right Tapu Te Ranga Motu Image TapuTeRangaMotu4203.jpg thumb 200px right Tapu Te Ranga Motu Image SummerStormPICT4147.jpg ... of Bruce at GADOT Category Buildings and structures in Wellington City Category New Zealand culture ...   more details



  1. Wai-O-Tapu

    Image ChampagnePool Wai O Tapu rotated MC.jpg thumb Champagne Pool . Wai O Tapu M ori language M ori for Sacred Waters is an active Geothermal geology geothermal area at the southern end of the Okataina Volcanic Centre , just north of the Reporoa caldera , in New Zealand s Taupo Volcanic Zone . The area has many hot springs noted for their colourful appearance, in addition to the Lady Knox Geyser . Prior to European occupation the area was the homeland of the Ngati Whaoa tribe who descended from those on the Arawa canoe Arawa Waka canoe waka canoe . The area also has a long history as a tourist attraction. While the area has been protected as a scenic reserve since 1931, a tourist operation occupies part of the reserve under a concession. It operates under the name Wai O Tapu Thermal Wonderland . ref cite web url http www.geyserland.co.nz title Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland, New Zealands most colourful geothermal area publisher Geyserland.co.nz date accessdate 2008 12 23 ref Notable features include Lady Knox Geyser , Champagne Pool , Artist s Palette geothermal feature Artist s Palette , Primrose Terrace and boiling mud pools . Gallery gallery Image Wai o tapu panorama.jpg Central Pools of Wai o Tapu Image Lady Knox Geyser.jpg Lady Knox Geyser erupting Image ArtistsPalette.jpg Artist s Palette gallery References Reflist External links http www.geyserland.co.nz Wai O Tapu park website http www.picturechoice.org new zealand waiotapu index.html Wai O Tapu images and movies requires Quicktime Waikato geo stub coord 38 21 34 S 176 22 11 E display title Category Geysers of New Zealand Category Okataina Volcanic Centre Category Hot springs of New Zealand Category Geothermal areas in New Zealand Category Rotorua de Wai O Tapu Thermal Wonderland es Wai O Tapu nl Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland ru ...   more details



  1. Tapu, New Zealand

    Infobox settlement name Tapu population total population as of 2006 coordinates region NZ subdivision type Country subdivision name New Zealand subdivision type1 Region subdivision name1 Waikato Region Waikato subdivision type2 District subdivision name2 Thames Coromandel District pushpin map North Island latd 36 latm 59 lats 0 latNS S longd 175 longm 30 longs 6 longEW E Tapu is a locality on the western side of the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand . State Highway 25 New Zealand State Highway 25 runs through it. Coromandel, New Zealand Coromandel is 35  km to the north, and Thames, New Zealand Thames is 19  km to the south. The Tapu River flows from the Coromandel Range past the settlement and into the Firth of Thames to the west. ref cite book title Reed New Zealand Atlas year 2004 id ISBN 0 7900 0952 8 author Peter Dowling editor publisher Reed Books pages map 16 ref ref cite book title The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand year 2005 id ISBN 1 877333 20 4 author Roger Smith, GeographX publisher Robbie Burton pages map 40 ref Education Tapu School is a coeducational full primary years 1 8 school with a Socio Economic Decile decile rating of 4 and a roll of 28. ref cite web url http www.tki.org.nz e schools display school info.php?school id 1980 title Te Kete Ipurangi Tapu School publisher Ministry of Education New Zealand Ministry of Education ref Notes reflist External links http www.tapu.school.nz Tapu School website http www.sr.net.nz Current weather 4km east of Tapu coord 36 59 00 S 175 30 06 E scale 10000 display title Category Thames Coromandel District Category Populated places in New Zealand Waikato geo stub mi Tapu ...   more details



  1. Tapu (Ottoman law)

    Refimprove date December 2011 Tapu also Tabu was a permanent lease of public ownership state owned arable land to a peasant family in the Ottoman Empire . The term was also used to indicate the title deed that certified tapu rights. In Palestine, the Turkish word tapu was pronounced tabu by the Arabs. ref http books.google.co.il books?id WAgDMWsyb8C&pg PA29&lpg PA29&dq tabu ottoman land&source bl&ots bB9GHuda7D&sig XBvpi0fL5FUCMjBotloW1YB jMY&hl en&sa X&ei NpvxTuChG4 R8QOnysTJAQ&redir esc y v onepage&q tabu&f false State, society, and land in Jordan, Michael R. Fischbach ref The family head acquired the usufruct of the land and was able to inheritance transmit this right to his male descendants upon his death. In return, he pledged to cultivate the land on a continuous basis and to meet a series of fiscal requirements and obligations to fulfill specific corv e services to the State polity state or to the sipahi s. Tapu is the basis of the Ottoman agrarian system revolving around family scale units called ifthane . See also Economic history of the Ottoman Empire Tax farming Timar Israeli land and property laws References reflist External links small NALCIK small & Q small UATAERT small , An Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, 1300 1914 , Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1994. ISBN 0 521 34315 1 Category Economy of the Ottoman Empire Category Ottoman law ...   more details



  1. Polynesian

    Wiktionary Polynesian Polynesian is the adjective form of Polynesia . It may refer to Polynesians , ethnic groups Polynesian culture Polynesian mythology Polynesian languages Polynesian Leaders Group Polynesian Triangle Polynesian horse See also Polynesia Disney s Polynesian Resort ru disambig ...   more details



  1. Polynesian languages

    the different islands e.g. tapu , ali i , motu , kava Kava culture , and tapa cloth tapa as well as Hawaiki , the mythical homeland for some of the cultures. There are approximately forty Polynesian .... Oceanic Linguistics 24 85 133. ref , ref Marck, Jeff 2000 , Topics in Polynesian languages and culture ... languages. Richmond, Surrey Curzon Press. Marck, Jeff 2000 , Topics in Polynesian languages and culture ...Infobox language family name Polynesian region Polynesia familycolor Austronesian fam2 Malayo Polynesian languages Malayo Polynesian fam3 Oceanic languages Oceanic fam4 Central Pacific languages Central Pacific fam5 West Fijian Polynesian languages West Fijian Polynesian ? protoname Proto Polynesian language Proto Polynesian map Fijian Polynesian.svg mapcaption The Central Pacific languages br Green is East Fijian, pink is West Fijian Rotuman, and ocher Polynesian not shown Rapanui language Rapa Nui The Polynesian languages are a language family spoken in geographical Polynesia as well as on a patchwork ... of that family. They fall into two branches Tongic languages Tongic and Nuclear Polynesian languages Nuclear Polynesian . Tongan language Tongan and Niuean constitute the Tongic branch and all others are part of the Nuclear Polynesian branch. Polynesians share many unique cultural traits which resulted ... language Tongan , M ori language M ori and Hawaiian language Hawaiian . Because the Polynesian ... of Polynesian languages through the application of the comparative method of historical linguistics ... Tongic ref Pawley, Andrew, 1966, Polynesian languages a subgrouping based upon shared innovations. Journal of the Polynesian Society 75 39 64. ref Tongan Niuean Nuclear Polynesian ref Pawley, Andrew, 1966, Polynesian languages a subgrouping based upon shared innovations. Journal of the Polynesian Society 75 39 64. ref Pukapukan Futunic Outliers ref Pawley, Andrew, 1967, The relationships of Polynesian Outlier languages. Journal of the Polynesian Society 76 259 296. ref Ellicean ref Wilson ...   more details



  1. Polynesian Triangle

    Image Polynesia triangle.png thumb 300px The Polynesian Triangle is a geographical region of the Pacific Ocean with Hawai okina i 1 , New Zealand Aotearoa 2 and Rapa Nui 3 at its corners. At the center is Tahiti 5 , with Samoa 4 to the west. The Polynesian Triangle is a region of the Pacific Ocean with three island groups at its corners Hawaii Hawai okina i , Easter Island Rapa Nui and New Zealand . It is often used as a simple way to define Polynesia . The many island cultures within this vast triangle speak Polynesian languages , which are classified by linguists as part of the Oceanic languages Oceanic subgroup of Malayo Polynesian languages Malayo Polynesian . They ultimately derive from the proto Austronesian language spoken in Southeast Asia 5,000 years ago. Polynesians also share similar cultural traditions, arts, religion, and sciences. Anthropologists believe that all modern Polynesian culture s descend from a single protoculture established in the South Pacific by migrant Malayo Polynesian people see also Lapita . Major Polynesian cultures include M ori people New Zealand M ori , Native Hawaiians , and the indigenous peoples of Easter Island , the Marquesas , Samoa S moa , American Samoa , French Polynesia , the Cook Islands and Tonga . There is also some evidence of Polynesian visits to some of the New Zealand Sub Antarctic Islands sub Antarctic islands to the south of New Zealand , which are outside of Polynesia proper. A shard of pottery has been found in the Antipodes ..., New Zealand Wellington , and there are also remains of a Polynesian settlement dating back to the 13th ... J., & Gerard R. O Regan The Polynesian Archaeology of the Subantarctic Islands An Initial Report ... numerous Polynesian outliers Polynesian Outlier islands outside the triangle in neighboring Melanesia and Micronesia. See also Ancient Hawaii Ancient Hawai okina i Polynesian Leaders Group References references External links http www.polynesia.com Polynesian Cultural Center http www.bishopmuseum.org ...   more details



  1. Polynesian Society

    journalsandassociations thepolynesiansociety Polynesian Society home http www.jps.auckland.ac.nz Journal of the Polynesian Society online issues Category Organisations based in New Zealand Category University of Auckland Category Historical societies Category Polynesian mythology Category Polynesian culture fr Polynesian Society ..., the society published the quarterly Journal of the Polynesian Society , which became the society s principal ... 1951 , and two catalogues of the Oldman Collection of M ori and Polynesian artifacts 2004 . Other ... published in a new, enhanced edition by Auckland University Press in association with the Polynesian Society. A history of the Society and its journal, M. P. K. Sorrenson s Manifest Duty The Polynesian .... References Brown, Dorothy compiler , Centennial Index 1892 1991. Memoir No. 50. Auckland, The Polynesian ..., M.P.K., Manifest Duty The Polynesians Society over 100 Years . Memoir No. 49. Auckland, The Polynesian ... Zealand http www.arts.auckland.ac.nz departments index.cfm?P 9144 Polynesian Society External ...   more details



  1. Polynesian outlier

    Polynesian outliers are a number of culturally Polynesian culture Polynesian islands which lie in geographic or political Melanesia and Micronesia . Based on archaeology archaeological and linguistics linguistic analysis, these islands are believed to have been colonized by seafaring Polynesia ns, mostly from the area of Tonga , Samoa and Tuvalu . Geography Polynesian outlier cultures are scattered across five countries of the Pacific in the Federated States of Micronesia , in Papua New Guinea , in the Solomon Islands , in Vanuatu , and in New Caledonia . The Federated States of Micronesia has two outlier cultures, Kapingamarangi and Nukuoro . Papua New Guinea has three Nuguria , Nukumanu , and Takuu . The country with the most outlier cultures is the Solomon Islands, with seven Anuta , Bellona , Ontong Java , Rennell , Sikaiana , Tikopia language Tikopia , and Vaeakau Taumako . Vanuatu has three Emae , Makata , Mele island Mele Erakoro, Eratapu stemming from Rarotonga, Aniwa and Futuna Island, Vanuatu Futuna . Futuna recognizes links with Tonga. The principal outlier culture in New Caledonia is on Ouv a in the Loyalty Islands , where the Fagauvea Fagauvea language is spoken. The links of these people are multiple. refnec They come from Tonga, Samoa, Rarotonga, and the Wallis and Futuna islands. There are groups of Polynesian descent dispersed on the east coast of New Caledonia ... coast at Bourail. There is a Polynesian group from Wallis islands on South Lifou and one on the coast .... It is a sub branch of the Nuclear Polynesian languages . In some of these islands, the outlier ... distinguish the Polynesian outlier islands of the group. Of the four Polynesian outliers considered ... Islands Vanuatu and of the Santa Cruz Islands and Polynesian Outliers Solomon Islands journal American ... ref References reflist External links http coombs.anu.edu.au Biblio biblio polynesian outlier.html A Polynesian outlier bibliography Polynesia Category Diasporas Category Polynesian outliers ...   more details



  1. Polynesian mythology

    published in the Polynesian Society Journal of the Polynesian Society . See also div col cols 3 Ghosts in Polynesian culture Hawaiian mythology Hina goddess Mangarevan mythology M ori mythology Maui ..., each island group has its own stories of demi gods and culture heroes, shading gradually into the firmer ... to written The various Polynesian cultures each have distinct but related oral traditions, that is, legends ... of much of Governor George Grey s Polynesian Mythology , a book which to this day provides the de ... Material Culture. bishop Museum bulletin. Kirch, Patrick, On the Road of the Winds 2000, University ... as Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication 2, Second Edition, 1951 Culture of Oceania state autocollapse Religion topics DEFAULTSORT Polynesian Mythology Category Polynesian mythology fr Litt rature ...   more details



  1. Polynesian navigation

    Polynesian culture developed. Theories Pre Columbian contact with the Americas Main Pre Columbian trans oceanic contact File Polynesian navigation device showing directions of winds, waves and islands.jpg thumb right 200px Polynesian navigation device showing directions of winds, waves and islands, c. 1904 In the mid 20th century, Thor Heyerdahl proposed a new theory of Polynesian origins ... logs used in that construction. Polynesian contact with the prehispanic Mapuche culture in central ... neverlost Never Lost exhibit and site Culture of Oceania Category Polynesian navigation Category Navigation Category Polynesian culture Category Ancient Hawaii Category Polynesian navigators es Navegaci n ... 1781 Polynesian navigation is a system of navigation used by Polynesia ns to make long voyages across ... of song. In order to locate directions at various times of day and year, Polynesian navigators memorize ..., the original methods of Polynesian Navigation are still taught in the Polynesian outlier ... Polynesia.png thumb A projection of the Polynesian triangle on the globe. Between about 3000 and 1000 ... of certainty. In the mid 2nd millennium BC a distinctive culture appeared suddenly in north west ... to the Admiralty Islands . This culture, known as Lapita , stands out in the Melanesian archeological ... of the Lapita culture is the making of pottery, including a great many vessels of varied ... centuries between about 1300 and 900 BC, the Lapita culture spread 6000  km further to the east ... polynesian chicken.html title Chicken Bones Suggest Polynesians Found Americas Before Columbus ... 0703993104v2 Radiocarbon and DNA evidence for a pre Columbian introduction of Polynesian chickens to Chile ... of Sciences 10.1073 pnas.0703993104, 7 June 2007 ref Although this initial report suggested a Polynesian ..., apparently pre Columbian, Chilean specimen and six pre European Polynesian specimens also cluster with the same European Indian subcontinental Southeast Asian sequences, providing no support for a Polynesian ...   more details



  1. Polynesian Airlines

    Infobox Airline airline Polynesian Airlines logo Polynesian Airlines.png logo size 250px fleet size 2 destinations 2 IATA PH ICAO PAO callsign POLYNESIAN parent Government of Samoa company slogan Airline ... http www.polynesianairlines.com www.polynesianairlines.com Polynesian Airlines is the national airline ..., Apia, Samoa Apia . ref name OC It formerly flew all over the Pacific but with the establishment of Polynesian Blue by the government and Virgin Blue now Virgin Australia , Polynesian Airlines has restricted ... Polynesian Airlines accessed 25 November 2008 ref Its main base is Fagali i Airport , Apia. History Image PolyDash8.jpg thumb right A Polynesian Airlines Bombardier Dash 8 DHC 8 100 at Faleolo International Airport 2007 Polynesian Airlines no longer flies this aircraft. Its present ... relationships. International jet operations have been taken over by Polynesian Blue. The airline is wholly owned by the Government of Samoa, which also has a 49 holding in Polynesian Blue. ref ... http www.polynesianairlines.com images 25sep06 open.pdf Polynesian Airlines 2011 schedule retrieved ... 62 Our Company Polynesian Airlines website retrieved 25 May 2011 ref Earlier route network Polynesian ... Boeing 767 s an operation that bankrupted the airline. ref name Polynesian Airlines http www.polynesianairlines.com index.php?option com content&task view&id 5&Itemid 26 Polynesian Airlines July 2007 ref Accidents and incidents File Polynesian Airlines Boeing 737 800 Hutchinson.jpg thumb 300px ... members operating a Polynesian Airlines Douglas C 47 Skytrain Douglas R4D 5 aircraft registration ... crash. ref http aviation safety.net database record.php?id 19660511 1 Polynesian 1966 crash at the Aviation Safety Network ref On 13 January 1970 at 02 54 local time, Polynesian Airlines ... 2010 ref On 20 August 1988, a Polynesian Airlines Britten Norman Islander registered 5W FAF was damaged ... database record.php?id 19880820 0 Polynesian Airlines 1988 incident at the Aviation Safety ...   more details



  1. Polynesian Panthers

    The Polynesian Panther Party was an organisation founded by New Zealand born Polynesia ns on June 16, 1971. ref name stuff cite web url http www.stuff.co.nz sunday news news 3806084 Polynesian Panthers make movie title Polynesian Panthers make movie author Bunting, Finbarr date June 13, 2010 work stuff.co.nz accessdate December 30, 2010 ref The party was explicitly influenced by the Black Panther Party American Black Panther Party , particularly Huey Newton s policy of black unity. They located the causes of M ori and Pacific Island oppression within the exploitative social relations of capitalism . Consequently, the Polynesian Panthers promoted a strategy of liberation based on the complete ... dawn raids under his administration. Early years The Polynesian Panther Movement was founded .... Headquarters were established in Ponsonby and the Polynesian Panthers began to organise activities ... early members of the Polynesian Panthers include Niuean composer, musician and activist Tigilau ... Panther members released a book to mark the 35th anniversary of the Polynesian Panther movement. ref cite web url http tvnz.co.nz content 752642 2483318.html title Polynesian Panthers mark 35 years ... September, 2009 the Polynesian Panthers held a special evening in Auckland to honour American Black ... University s Elam Art School. In 2010 a documentary film was released telling the story of the Polynesian Panthers. ref cite web url http paradiseishell.wordpress.com 2010 10 03 the polynesian panther party documentary title The Polynesian Panther Party documentary date October 3, 2010 work paradiseishell.wordpress.com ... Panthers Israel Further reading Polynesian Panthers Melani Anae, Lautofa Iuli and Leilani Burgoyne eds. Reed Publishing NZ ISBN 0 7900 1001 1 http www.salient.org.nz features how the polynesian panthers changed our world How the Polynesian Panthers changed our world salient.org.nz References Reflist ... Polynesian Panther Party.pdf Black Panther Party International Support Polynesian Panthers PDF Category ...   more details




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