 | William Mariner - 1817 - 632 sider
...To express a virtuous or good man, they would say, tangata lille, a good man, or tangata loto hlle, a man with a good mind ; but the word lille, good...they have no word to express humanity, mercy, &c. but qfa, which rather means friendship, and is a word of cordial salutation : neither have they any word... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1827 - 722 sider
...equally applicable to other things. To express a virtuous or good man, they would say tangata lille, a good man, or tangata loto lille, a man with a good...virtuous), is equally applicable to an axe, canoe, or any thing else. Again, they have no word to express humanity, mercy, &c. but ofa, which rather means... | |
 | 1871 - 688 sider
...tangata lillé, a good man, or tangata loto lillé, a man with a good mind, but the word Hilé, good (not virtuous) is equally applicable to an axe, canoe,...again they have no word to express humanity, mercy etc., but afa, which rather means friendship, and is a С xxxm gesehen), den ändern weit übertreffend... | |
 | Adolf Bastian - 1871 - 642 sider
...nations (Boyd) 1835. it) To express a virtuous (or good) man, the Tongans would say: tangata lille, a good man, or tangata loto lille, a man with a good mind, but the word lille, good (not Tirtuoua) is equally applicable to an axe, canoe, or anything eise, again they have no word to... | |
 | Sir John Lubbock - 1875 - 630 sider
...good man, or " tangata loto lilleV' a ' man with a good mind; but the word 11114, good (un' like our virtuous) is equally applicable to an axe, ' canoe,...else; again, they have no word to ' express humanity, mere}', &c., but afa, which rather ' means friendship, and is a word of cordial salutation.' Mr. Campbell... | |
 | Sir John Lubbock - 1875 - 646 sider
...applicable to other things. To ex' press a virtuous or good man, they would say ' " tangata lille"," a good man, or " tangata loto lille," a ' man with a good mind; but the word lille", good (un' like our virtuous) is equally applicable to an axe, ' canoe, or anything else; again, they have... | |
 | Sir John Lubbock - 1875 - 646 sider
...applicable to other things. To ex' press a virtuous or good man, they would say ' " tangata lille"," a good man, or " tangata loto lille," a ' man with a good mind; but the word lille", good (un' like our virtuous) is equally applicable to an axe, ' canoe, or anything else; again, they have... | |
 | Edward Westermarck - 1906 - 760 sider
...equally applicable to other things. To express a virtuous or good man, they would say, tangata lilU, a good man, or tangata loto lille, a man with a good...equally applicable to an axe, canoe, or anything else." 4 Of the Australian natives about Botany Bay and Port Jackson Collins wrote, " That they have ideas... | |
 | Edward Westermarck - 1912 - 748 sider
...equally applicable toother things. To express a virtuous or good man, they would say, tangata lilte, a good man, or tangata loto lille, a man with a good...equally applicable to an axe, canoe, .or anything else."4 Of the Australian natives about Botany Bay and Port Jackson Collins wrote, " That they have... | |
 | Edward Westermarck - 1912 - 746 sider
...express a virtuous or good man, they would say, tangata lille, a good man, or tangata loto ////(?, a man with a good mind ; but the word lille, good...is equally applicable to an axe, canoe, or anything else."4 Of the Australian natives about Botany Bay and Port Jackson Collins wrote, " That they have... | |
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They have indeed expressions for these ideas, but they are equally applicable to other things. To express a virtuous or good man, they would say, tangata title, a good man, or tangata loto lille... 
