| 单词 | Melanesian |
| 例句 | Built in 1880 by the Melanesian mission using stone from the ruins of the New Gaol, the roof is modelled on a ship’s hull, and the stained-glass windows represent the four evangelists. 48 hours on Norfolk Island: what to do, where to go 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z The exhibition featured more than 300 artifacts and documents relating to New Caledonia’s indigenous Melanesian population. A New Museum Director’s First Challenge: Which Exhibits to Give Back 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z If you were browsing the Melanesian artifacts in Gallery 354 of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Friday night, you might have been alarmed by a sudden onrush of people in white jumpsuits. Review: ‘SILENT dialogue,’ From Dia Jian, Dances From Room to Room at the Met 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z “Song of Silver Geese,” her coming album, consists of an original nine-part suite drawing on East Asian and Melanesian folk song, and the writings of two of her mentors. 10 Things to Do in NYC Now 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z They married and settled in Nouméa, raising three children in a bustling house in the city’s Melanesian quarter, at a time when mixed marriages were very rare. A New Museum Director’s First Challenge: Which Exhibits to Give Back 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z Its islands offer — and this is why we went — unspoiled tropical landscapes, friendly locals and a heritage that draws upon ancient Melanesian culture, colonial France and famed British explorer James Cook. Adventures in unspoiled Vanuatu, the islands of highs and lows Triggered by perceived racial discrimination, the wave of protests is the most serious civil unrest for decades in an area that is home to a distinct ethnic Melanesian population. Indonesian filmmaker named suspect after sharing posts on Papua 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z The Melanesian Spearhead Group was formed four decades ago to push for independence for indigenous Melanesian groups, and its new headquarters in Vanuatu was funded by China. Four Pacific Islands leaders to arrive in Vanuatu amid political crisis 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Diplomatic relations have been complicated by the separatist ambitions of Melanesian groups on the Indonesian side of Papua, which was absorbed by Indonesia after a 1969 vote. Indonesian president in Papua New Guinea for talks on border, trade 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z The indigenous Papuans, who are Melanesian, are now thought to be outnumbered by settlers from other parts of the archipelago. New Zealand pilot kidnapping: The West Papua conflict explained 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z The islands, inhabited by its Indigenous Melanesian people since the sixth century B.C., were jointly ruled by Britain and France for nearly 100 years. Tiny Vanuatu Uses Its ‘Unimportance’ to Launch Big Climate Ideas 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Vanuatu has long supported the independence movement in the Indonesian province of West Papua, where much of the population is Melanesian. Vanuatu: Hackers strand Pacific island government for over a week 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z HONIARA, Solomon Islands — Millicent Barty has spent years trying to decolonize her country, recording oral histories across the Solomon Islands and promoting Melanesian culture. With Queen Gone, Former Colonies Find a Moment to Rethink Lasting Ties 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z In Melanesian culture, a wide-eyed gasping face is a symbol of aggression, not fear. Darwin Was Wrong: Your Facial Expressions Do Not Reveal Your Emotions 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Wale and other lawmakers spoke at length, using a mixture of English, the official language, and the commonly spoken Melanesian pidgin. Solomon Islands leader faces no-confidence vote after riots 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z The South Pacific nation of 700,000 people — mostly Melanesian but also Polynesian, Micronesian, Chinese and European — is, like neighboring Australia and New Zealand, a constitutional monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II the head of state. EXPLAINER: Is China to blame for Solomon Islands unrest? 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z The Free West Papua movement has strong support from Melanesian neighbours, in particular Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands, but regional powers, such as Australia, support Indonesian control of the province. Papua protests: capital Jayapura burns during night of violence 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z During the 1970s independence movement, it opposed the creation of a national government and espoused a return to traditional Melanesian customs. An Island Nation Starts an Experiment: Vaccines Delivered by Drone 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z Melanesian and Asian origins of Polynesians: mtDNA and Y chromosome gradients across the Pacific. Ancient hepatitis B viruses from the Bronze Age to the Medieval period 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z The French president is set to attend ceremonies marking the 30th anniversary of when New Caledonia’s indigenous Melanesian tribesmen took French police and a judge hostage on Ouvea island. France’s Macron to travel to Australia and New Caledonia 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Melanesian leaders have accused the United Nations of having “turned a deaf ear” to human rights atrocities in the Indonesian province of Papua and urged the world to support the region’s campaign for independence. Melanesian leaders condemn UN for turning 'a deaf ear' to West Papua atrocities 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z Ironically, their attire bore very close resemblance to that of the Melanesian warrior featured prominently on the Vanuatuan national coat of arms. Vanuatu Chief Found in Contempt Over Tribal Dress in Court 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Polynesians today do carry a significant amount of Melanesian DNA. ‘Game-changing’ study suggests first Polynesians voyaged all the way from East Asia 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z On Monday, protesters called on the Melanesian Spearhead Group, a group of states and political parties of the Western Pacific, to grant a coalition of Papuan pro-independence groups full membership in the body. Indonesian Police Arrest 1,500 in Papua 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z "What does that tell us? It tells us this signal of Melanesian and Australian DNA in Brazil, somewhere in isolated populations, it’s probably not something that's very old," says Nielsen. Scientists are trying to make sense of a Native American link to indigenous Australians 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z At the heart of the debate is how closely related Native American populations are to people from Australia and its neighboring Melanesian islands. Two new studies use genomes to identify the first Americans — but come up with different answers 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z In just four years, Denisovan DNA, first thought to represent an extinct branch of humans, then to have contributed just to Melanesian populations, has now been shown to be present in modern Tibetans. Review: 'First Peoples' Series Chronicles Origins And Spread Of Modern Humans 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z The team also noted that the Polynesian X chromosome has less Melanesian DNA than the other nuclear chromosomes. ‘Game-changing’ study suggests first Polynesians voyaged all the way from East Asia 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z Recently, Harvard University's Peabody Museum published Dupont's diaries and portraits, showcasing his years of work documenting the impact of globalisation on a traditional Melanesian society. VIDEO: Portraits of a threatened tribal culture 2014-05-11T20:52:51Z The Fijian data in Howell's paper make it possible for me to check some of my own Fijian material, and the Solomon Island data in the same report provide a Melanesian measuring stick. A Racial Study of the Fijians 2012-03-15T02:00:31.197Z Melanesian blood can be traced even in the Lau sub-group, but before any permanent settlement was made there Polynesian castaways, driven westward by the prevailing wind, must have begun to arrive. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z Large segments of the indigenous Melanesian population oppose Indonesian rule and many want greater autonomy, or even full independence for the region. Indonesia opposes the movement and has repeatedly used force to quell secessionist sentiment. Obama in Indonesia: Will the President Speak Out on Human Rights? 2011-11-18T16:51:16Z Much of the indigenous Melanesian population opposes Indonesian rule and see the government—and their allies at Freeport—as occupiers. When Strikes Turn Deadly: What's Behind Violence at the World's Largest Gold Mine? 2011-10-14T01:05:36Z Mr. Codrington has studied the myths of the Papuans and other natives of the Melanesian group, especially in the Solomon Islands and Banks Island. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z It is well established that the Fijians are a mixed people, derived mainly from Melanesian and Polynesian sources. A Racial Study of the Fijians 2012-03-15T02:00:31.197Z Among the Melanesian tribes in the western half of Vitilevu, in a number of isolated islands, such as Vatulele and the Yasawa islands, the chief was veritably the father of his people. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z The Papuan languages are entirely distinct from the Melanesian. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z "You ought to come out and join the Melanesian Mission, my dear," said Mrs. Craven. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z The study shows that Denisovans interbred with the ancestors of the present day people of the Melanesian region north and north-east of Australia. Ancient humans interbred with us 2010-12-22T18:03:12Z Howells tentatively suggests another possibility: originally all of Fiji was occupied by Polynesians except perhaps for some Melanesian tribes in the mountainous interior of Viti Levu. A Racial Study of the Fijians 2012-03-15T02:00:31.197Z Moreover, the dialects of Western Vitilevu are Melanesian, with less infusion of Polynesian words than any of the languages lying eastward of them. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z The Baining of the Gazelle Peninsula of New Britain may be representatives of a stage of Melanesian history earlier than the dual system; if so, they probably represent in a modified form, the aboriginal element. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z Five miles across the island, on its north-eastern shore, and communicating with it by a fair road, lies the Melanesian Mission estate of a thousand acres. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z They say that they found black people on Rarotonga; and their more pronounced features, more wavy hair, darker complexion, and more energetic character seem to indicate an admixture of Melanesian blood. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II It might be observed here that although hair length was not included in this survey, on the basis of personal but unrecorded observation, the Fijians conform to the Melanesian pattern. A Racial Study of the Fijians 2012-03-15T02:00:31.197Z The Tongans, on the other hand, and the other Melanesian races love nothing better than to dress up as white men. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z The ethnological history of the whole of the Melanesian region is obscure, but as the result of recent investigations certain broad features may be recognised. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z This ‘taboo’ is found in Japanese, Melanesian, and Red Indian accounts of the homes of the dead. Custom and Myth New Edition As to the poverty of the Polynesian language in sounds and grammatical forms by comparison with the Melanesian, see R. H. Codrington, The Melanesian Languages, p. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II The coastal sample might be called intermediate or a more even blend of Melanesian and Polynesian. A Racial Study of the Fijians 2012-03-15T02:00:31.197Z It was the licence of the Tahitian and Hawaiian women which tempted seamen to desert their ships, and so led to European settlements in the Polynesian groups while the Melanesian remained almost unknown. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z The typical Melanesian house has a gable roof, the ridge pole is supported by two main posts, side walls are very low, and the ends are filled in with bamboo screens. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z A month ago Rev. Mr. Brittain, a Melanesian missionary, and twenty-two Melanesian boys came to Blenheim; only a few of the boys could speak English. Harper's Round Table, July 9, 1895 The Melanesian strain in the Maoris was recognised by previous writers. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II This means they show fewer departures in either a Melanesian or Polynesian direction. A Racial Study of the Fijians 2012-03-15T02:00:31.197Z It was, no doubt, this fact that led to so many Tongans being cast away on remote islands, and to the mixing of Polynesian with Melanesian blood. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z Being a black, a Melanesian, he was as much an alien in brown Fufuti as any white. Where the Pavement Ends They say their ancestors found black people on the islands, and the strongly Melanesian type which is found, especially on Mangaia, supports the statement. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" The writer rightly connects the latter people with the stock which we now call Melanesian. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II On the whole the Fijians are predominately Melanesian but with numerous Polynesian affinities that vary with locality. A Racial Study of the Fijians 2012-03-15T02:00:31.197Z They are of Melanesian type, and have fewer traces of Polynesian admixture than the coast tribes. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z For nearly six years the Melanesian Mission remained without a bishop, under the faithful leadership of Dr. Codrington. A History of the English Church in New Zealand The coups and a 1990 constitution that cemented native Melanesian control of Fiji, led to heavy Indian emigration; the population loss resulted in economic difficulties, but ensured that Melanesians became the majority. The 2008 CIA World Factbook This process is visible in the increased power of Melanesian chiefs, in the royal governments of Polynesia and Western and Eastern Africa, and in the inchoate constitutional federations of Eastern North America. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV The presence of Australoid suggestions need not mean that they come from Australia, but that they form a part of the Melanesian make-up. A Racial Study of the Fijians 2012-03-15T02:00:31.197Z The plant is unknown in the Solomon Islands and the other Melanesian groups, with the exception of the Banks and New Hebrides Islands. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z The scope of this book has not permitted me to trace the history of the Melanesian Mission, nor to deal with the island dependencies of our Dominion. A History of the English Church in New Zealand The languages belong to the Melanesian and Polynesian classes. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific The agricultural Melanesian and Polynesian tribes, with great regard for animal patrons, lay stress on the family or on voluntary associations rather than on the clan. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV This condition, occurring as it does in the mountainous interior, which may be regarded as a refuge area, supports the theory that the Melanesian is the earlier component in Fiji. A Racial Study of the Fijians 2012-03-15T02:00:31.197Z Among the tribes in Fiji, where Melanesian blood predominates, the mbure-ni-sa, or unmarried man's house, was a universal institution. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z Had it made its way from island to island, passing through the minds of Malay, Papuan, or Melanesian on its passage, how much of its original purity would have been preserved? A History of the English Church in New Zealand The natives belong to the Melanesian race, which is a collective name for the dark-skinned, curly-haired, bearded inhabitants of the Pacific. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific Totemic clans are not exogamous in Central Australia, the Melanesian Banks Islands, among the Nandi of East Africa, and the Bakuana of South Africa. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Even superficial observation indicates that the natives range from strongly Melanesian to markedly Polynesian. A Racial Study of the Fijians 2012-03-15T02:00:31.197Z During the interval he was engaged upon those investigations, the results of which are embodied in his monograph on the primitive peoples of the Melanesian Archipelago. The Wonder The population of this group, if we accept D'Urville's account, form a kind of transition between the copper-coloured, or the Polynesian, and the black or Melanesian races. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century It is a pity this fairy spot is so rarely inhabited; Melanesian missionaries are not often at home, being constantly on the road, or at work in the native villages. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific The Melanesian Qat and the Polynesian Maui are on the border line between culture-heroes and gods, but they are real persons, and their adventures, while they describe origins, are also descriptions of character. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV On the whole, there is a great deal of Melanesian in the Fijian nose; it is Negroid, but not pronouncedly. A Racial Study of the Fijians 2012-03-15T02:00:31.197Z The one, and most important, unmistakably recalled the natives of Hawaii, the Marquisas, and Tonga Islands, whilst the other offered many resemblances to the Melanesian races. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century The natives are more of the Polynesian than the Melanesian type, and are a fine, stalwart race. The Call Of The South 1908 He seemed to confirm the theory that the African is superior to the Melanesian. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific Melanesian women feel severely the strain of child rearing. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals They are regarded, and with good reason, as a hybrid of, mainly, Melanesian and Polynesian components. A Racial Study of the Fijians 2012-03-15T02:00:31.197Z His name was Rul, and he was not only a good seaman and an expert diver, but spoke fluently nearly a score of Melanesian and Micronesian dialects. Yorke The Adventurer In the text of Chapters I and III I have referred to the Greek, Babylonian, Chinese, and Melanesian variants of essentially the same conception. The Evolution of the Dragon As I said before, the Melanesian type shows two distinct varieties, a tall dark one, and a short light one. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific We must, however, turn our attention to Melanesia where the shell and stone money have been pushed to a most remarkable development, quite out of line with the rest of the Melanesian civilization. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals The proportions of Polynesian and Melanesian elements are, of course, not evenly distributed throughout Fiji. A Racial Study of the Fijians 2012-03-15T02:00:31.197Z Of course those stories are hard to understand, but the missionaries on the Melanesian Islands vouch for many things similar to that. The Wonder Island Boys: Adventures on Strange Islands Mixture with the white race had produced "a very high-class half-caste," mixture with the Chinese a "very desirable type," but the union of black and "Melanesian types ... produces a very undesirable citizen." Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 They seem less malicious and more confiding, and show less of the distrust and shy reserve of the average Melanesian. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific It was to be a matter of contracts, voluntarily signed by the workmen; but the Melanesian was not educated up to the point where he could appreciate what a contract meant. Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies All in all, the hair form is definitely Melanesian. A Racial Study of the Fijians 2012-03-15T02:00:31.197Z Again, a belief in powerful ghosts underlies to a great extent the Melanesian conception of magic, as that conception is expounded by Dr. Codrington. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia They belong more to the Melanesian than the Polynesian races. Pioneers and Founders or, Recent Workers in the Mission field The population is quite different from that in the north, and one would call it Polynesian, were it not for the curly hair which shows Melanesian admixture. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific The latter shared Patteson's taste for philology, and had a wide knowledge of Melanesian dialects. Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies A Melanesian native may come across a large stone, lying upon the top of a number of smaller stones. Stonehenge Today and Yesterday Of the many departments of Central Melanesian life which are permeated by a belief in ghostly power the last which I shall mention is the institution of taboo. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia I found no vestige of endogamy nor of the totem system that is such a remarkable and widespread feature of Polynesian, Melanesian, and cognate peoples in Oceania. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir Even Cook, who certainly was both careful and just, was treacherously attacked in Erromanga, for the Melanesian is bloodthirsty, especially when he thinks himself the stronger. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific As their plantations increased, the need for labour became urgent and the Melanesian islands were drawn upon to supply it. Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies This was collected with the help of a Motu-speaking native, and contains a few apparently Melanesian words. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea The belief in ghosts underlies the Melanesian conception of magic. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia The next three scales are from the same page of this work. 286Codrington, Melanesian Languages, p. The Number Concept Its Origin and Development And, for my own part, when I want information about Melanesian beliefs, it is to Dr. Codrington’s work that I go. Modern Mythology For a large part of each voyage they had some forty or fifty Melanesian boys on board, on their way to school or returning to their homes. Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies The inference is that such words may be remnants of other Papuan tongues spoken in the St. Joseph and Aroa Basins, which have been absorbed by the immigrant Melanesian speech. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea I do not remember any other evidence that the souls of the Melanesian dead ascend to the sun; certainly it is much more usual for them to descend into the earth. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia This ‘taboo’ is found in Japanese, Melanesian, and Red Indian accounts of the homes of the dead. Custom and Myth The infringement, not of a taboo, but of a custom, caused death in one of the many Melanesian myths on this subject. Modern Mythology These voyages needed unconventional qualities in the missioner; few of the subscribers in quiet English parishes had an idea how the Melanesian islanders made their first acquaintance with their Bishop. Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies Only three Melanesian words in the list appear to have been adopted by the Papuans. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea While the Koita belong to the Papuan stock and speak a Papuan language, most of the men understand the Motu tongue, which is one of the Melanesian family. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia Here then, in widely distant regions, in early European, American, Melanesian, African societies, we find those factors in religion which the primitive Aryans are said to have dispensed with, helping to construct society, rank, property. Custom and Myth The coincidence with the African and Melanesian cases is, therefore, probably undesigned. The Making of Religion He wanted a good Melanesian standard of conduct, not a feeble imitation of European culture. Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies Three Melanesian languages are spoken in the country around the lower courses of the St. Joseph and Aroa rivers, and are thus in immediate contact with the Papuan languages spoken about the upper waters. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea As to the Motu and their Melanesian or Polynesian affinities, see Rev. W. Y. Turner, "The Ethnology of the Motu," Journal of the Anthropological Institute, vii. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia Much of the interior is still to explore, and is inhabited by Papuans, Negritoes, and other Melanesian tribes, many of which are still in the cannibal stage, although others are peaceful and industrious. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge This was perhaps a modification of the Melanesian custom of secluding girls at puberty. Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul This applies particularly to the Melanesian and Polynesian inhabitants of the South Sea Islands, whose chief pastimes are swimming and surf riding. Primitive Love and Love-Stories In the three crania there were characters which one could assign to Papuan, as well as to a Melanesian stock.... The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea Melanesian story of the old woman who renewed her youth by casting her skin. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia The average Hottentot, or the average Melanesian, is pretty close to being on a par with the average white man. The Little Lady of the Big House It will be seen that Lau is a typical Melanesian language and has few marked peculiarities. Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands Like the Papuan, Melanesian, and Polynesian inhabitants of the Pacific Islands in general, the Fijians were utterly licentious. Primitive Love and Love-Stories After all, there were recesses in Leonard's confidence to which Ave did not penetrate; but there was quite enough to be very happy upon, especially those visions that had been built on the Melanesian letters. The Trial Melanesian story of the old woman and her cast skin, 71 sq.; The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia In the Melanesian myth, dawn is cut out of the body of night by Qat, armed with a knife of red obsidian. Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 The Melanesian g is not heard; as in Sa'a, it has been dropped in certain words, ia fish, but there is no noticeable break in the pronunciation. Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands Polynesian and Melanesian features are usually coarse and sensual. Primitive Love and Love-Stories One would not tell a Melanesian cook to empty the dish-water, but he would tell him to capsize it. The Cruise of the Snark Another department of Melanesian life in which ghosts figure very prominently is prophecy. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia It is extraordinary that a myth like the Melanesian should occur in Brazil. Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 This flour was the starch–like sago, an edible substance chiefly consumed by the Melanesian peoples. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea A somewhat different version of the Melanesian story is told at Lakona, in Santa Maria. Darwin and Modern Science In this the ancient was in nowise unlike the rest of his dark-skinned Melanesian race. Michael, Brother of Jerry Where we see natural forces and material substances, the Melanesian sees ghosts and spirits. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia The Melanesian tale of the bringing of night is a curious contrast to the Mexican, Maori, Australian and American Indian stories which we have quoted. Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 The scalp-talking Indian and the head-hunting Melanesian have been either destroyed or converted to a belief in the superior efficacy of civil suits and criminal prosecutions. A Collection of Stories Tambo is Melanesian for taboo, and is first cousin to that Polynesian word. South Sea Tales Yes, like the North American Indian, who was a far nobler type than the Melanesian. Adventure North Melanesian views as to the land of the dead. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia The Melanesian Vui "never were men," were "something different," and "were NOT ghosts". Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 In his small way he had been a Melanesian Napoleon. Jerry of the Islands It was really a pretty face, viewed by any standard, and for a Melanesian it was a remarkably good-looking face. South Sea Tales The natives of the islands belong to the Melanesian race. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia The Fijian rites of initiation seem to have been imported by Melanesian immigrants from the west. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia Hence it is natural to enquire whether the ritual of the Nanga may not have been imported into Fiji by Melanesian immigrants from the west. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia The archipelago which they occupy lies to the east of the New Hebrides and forms in fact the most easterly outpost of the black Melanesian race in the Pacific. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia It is an atoll, while the Solomons are high islands; and its people and language are Polynesian, while the inhabitants of the Solomons are Melanesian. South Sea Tales Sooner or later the souls of all the North Melanesian dead take their departure for the spirit land. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia The language which the Bukaua speak belongs, like the language of the Yabim, to the Melanesian, not to the Papuan family. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia Death personified in a Melanesian story of the origin of death. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia That there has been a slight Melanesian drift in the period of the northwest monsoon, is also evident. South Sea Tales |
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