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Side 37
East both in the Chinese and Polynesian languages ; and this term will not
appear inappropriate as the designation of a ... We therefore agree with those
who lay more stress on the structure of their language , as being at once less
open to ...
East both in the Chinese and Polynesian languages ; and this term will not
appear inappropriate as the designation of a ... We therefore agree with those
who lay more stress on the structure of their language , as being at once less
open to ...
Side 38
A similar conclusion appears to have been formed by La Perouse , who , at first ,
could perceive no difference between the language of the people in the
Navigators ' and that of the natives in the Society and Friendly Islands ; and who ...
A similar conclusion appears to have been formed by La Perouse , who , at first ,
could perceive no difference between the language of the people in the
Navigators ' and that of the natives in the Society and Friendly Islands ; and who ...
Side 164
But there is also reason to believe that not a few were actuated by a desire to
become more fully acquainted with the revelation God had made to man , and to
read for themselves , in their own language , those truths which were able to
make ...
But there is also reason to believe that not a few were actuated by a desire to
become more fully acquainted with the revelation God had made to man , and to
read for themselves , in their own language , those truths which were able to
make ...
Side 263
This appears to us the introduction of a new feature into the Polynesian language
, which its genius does not admit , and to which there is nothing analogous . It
may be said , that many of the natives have two names , as Tupou - totai of ...
This appears to us the introduction of a new feature into the Polynesian language
, which its genius does not admit , and to which there is nothing analogous . It
may be said , that many of the natives have two names , as Tupou - totai of ...
Side 281
Of about eighty words which Mr Forster collected , hardly one bears any affinity to
the language spoken at any other island or words ; and frequently two or three
being joined together , such words we found difficult to pronounce . I observed ...
Of about eighty words which Mr Forster collected , hardly one bears any affinity to
the language spoken at any other island or words ; and frequently two or three
being joined together , such words we found difficult to pronounce . I observed ...
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Bibliografiske oplysninger
| Titel | Polynesia, Or, An Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South Sea, Including New Zealand Bind 33 af Edinburgh cabinet library |
| Forfatter | Michael Russell |
| Udgave | 5 |
| Udgiver | Oliver & Boyd, 1842 |
| Oprindeligt fra | Harvard University |
| Digitaliseret | 14. mar 2008 |
| Længde | 440 sider |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |