-
initially settled by Polynesians, and
modern Tuamotuans have
inherited from them a
shared culture and the
Tuamotuan language. The
Tuamotus are a
French overseas...
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Tuamotuan, Paʻumotu or
Paumotu (
Tuamotuan: Reʻo Paʻumotu or Reko Paʻumotu) is a
Polynesian language spoken by 4,000
people in the
Tuamotu archipelago...
- (Philippine) –
Maranao (Philippines) Tōʻere –
Tahitian (Tahiti), also Tōkere by
Tuamotuans,
Mangarevans and Cook
Islanders Garamut –
Papuan (Papua New Guinea) ****ringua...
- intelligibility: Tahitian,
Tuamotuan, Rapa, Austral,
North Marquesan,
South Marquesan, and Mangarevan. Some of these,
especially Tuamotuan, are
really dialect...
- the
monotypic genus Aechmorhynchus. A
native name,
apparently in the
Tuamotuan language, is kivi-kivi. The 15.5–16.5 cm (6.1–6.5 in) long
Tuamotu sandpiper...
- the
Austronesian language family, it is
related to Cook
Islands Māori,
Tuamotuan, and Tahitian. The Māori
Language Act 1987 gave the
language recognition...
- Ocean. The
Hawaiians called Arcturus Hoku-leʻa. It was
equated to the
Tuamotuan constellation Te Kiva,
meaning "frigatebird",
which could either represent...
- (Austral Islands,
French Polynesia) Rapa (Rapa Iti,
French Polynesia)
Tuamotuan (Tuamotu Archipelago,
French Polynesia)
Rarotongan (Cook
Islands Māori...
-
Mataiva (meaning "Nine Eyes" in
Tuamotuan),
Tepoetiriura ("Sparkling Pearl") or
Lazarev atoll is a
coral atoll in the
Tuamotu Archipelago. It is located...
- implements. They also used dog hair,
especially the long tail
hairs of the
Tuamotuan varieties of dogs, to
decorate the
fringes of the
taumi – a traditional...
