Findings in Vanuatu Reveal Their Origin
argue about origin of Ni-Vanuatu and Tongan has rest by the findings in Vanuatu 2016.
From Bangka to Wa’a, How the Word for “Boat” Evolved in Oceania
Austronesian word for boat, Bangka, va'a, vaka, wa'a, waka, wangga, the word evolved island by island as their migration.
Hui (meeting), A Cognate from Taiwan to Oceania
The cognate of hui, meeting in Taiwan, Hawaii and Maori
Calabash, A Discussion on Its Cognates
Image Credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calabash#/media/File:Courge_encore_verte.jpg Calabash, A Discussion on Its Cognates Calabash,...
Chopsticks: Its Mysterious Name Change in China
Image credit: Wikipedia Japan Chopsticks: Its Mysterious Name Change in China Chopsticks are eating utensils used for thousand of years...
Kumara (Sweet Potato), Its Enigmatic Distribution in Oceania
Image credit: Sweet potatoes, Padangpanjang.jpg from Wikimedia Commons Kumara (Sweet Potato) Its Enigmatic Distribution in Oceania Sweet...
From Saviah to Hawaiki
From Saviah to Hawaiki Mt. Morrison with its altitude of 3,952 meter is the highest peak in Taiwan and eastern Asia. It's also the sacred...
Gang or Hé, the Eastern Asian ways to call river that reveal history
Yangtze River seen from space, image credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio United States Geological...
Teh, Tea, Cha and Chai, An Indicator for Tea Distribution
Teh, Tea, Cha and Chai, the different names of tea that depict its distributions on the globe.
Austronesian Tapa Cloth
Image credit: Macadamer https://www.flickr.com/photos/macadamer/31807039230/in/dateposted-public/ Austronesian Tapa Cloth The main...