Easter Island ;: the Rapanui speech and the peopling of southeast Polynesia

Introduction.--I. THe Polynesian alphabet.--II. Rapanui sources and variety.--III. The Paumotu in the Polynesian scheme.--IV. Mangareva as a center of distribution.--V. The dominance of Tahiti over the province.--VI. The Marquesas in the fairway to Hawaii.--VII. Determination of the place of Rapanui...

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Main Author: Churchill, William 1859-1920 (Author)
Corporate Author: University of California Libraries. MitwirkendeR (Contributor)
Contributors: Roussel, Hippolyte 1824-1898. (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: [Washington, D.C.] The Carnegie institution of Washington 1912
In:Year: 1912
Series/Journal:Carnegie institution of Washington. Publication no. 174
Further subjects:B Easter Island
B Rapanui language
B Polynesians
B Polynesian languages
B General Works
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Summary:Introduction.--I. THe Polynesian alphabet.--II. Rapanui sources and variety.--III. The Paumotu in the Polynesian scheme.--IV. Mangareva as a center of distribution.--V. The dominance of Tahiti over the province.--VI. The Marquesas in the fairway to Hawaii.--VII. Determination of the place of Rapanui. Rapanui-English vocabulary. [Translation of H. Roussel's "Vocabulaire de la langue de l'Île-de-Pâques, ou Rapanui" pub. in Le Muséon. nouv. sér. vol. IX. Louvain, 1908] English-Rapanui finding list.-Appendix. Sundry notices of the island.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (340 p.)