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.
Comparison of the Number "8" in Austronesian Languages
Comparison of the Number "8" in Austronesian Languages As we can see from the above tables, the word used for number “8’ in most of...
The Evolution of Austronesian Language
The Evolution of Austronesian Language The Ice Age had ended 11,700 years ago, whence the evolution of Proto-Austronesian language begun....
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...
Who calls their mother "Ina"? The distribution of an ancient cognate word
Who calls their mother "Ina" The distribution of an ancient cognate word “Ina” is the most ancient form of address that human beings used...
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...