Eastern Pacific lands ; Tahiti and the Marquesas islands

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Identifier: easternpacificla00chri (find matches)
Title: Eastern Pacific lands ; Tahiti and the Marquesas islands
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Christian, F. W. (Frederick William), b. 1867 Rouse, Martin Luther Ranfurly, Uchter John Mark Knox. 5th earl of, 1856-
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Publisher: London : R. Scott
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University Hawaii, Joseph F. Smith Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Consortium of Church Libraries and Archives

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ata, Tanifa (the tiger shark) Tahiti . . . Mao Mangareva. . Mango Paumotu . Mango Marquesas . . Mano, Mako, Moko, Peata Gilbert Is. . . Bakoa, Tanabai (to seize with violence) Mako. Cf. Ponape, Pako, a shark ; Hindustani, Bag, a tiger.Magur, an alligator ; root Bhakh, devouring.Tanifa. Cf. Ponape, Tanapai, the tiger shark; Javaneseand Hindustani, Danawa, a demon. Parata. Cf. Sanskrit, Prat, Pret, a demon. Crabs (sp. sp. var.) Crab (general term) Land-Crab, Robber-Crab Rarotonga . Papaka,Kuku Tupa Samoa . Paa Tupa Tahiti . . Paa-paa Tupa Mangareva . Papaka Tupa Paumotu Papaka Tupa Marquesas . Kukuma Tupa Gilbert Is. . Kuku, Kuma-kuma Kukua. Ais Cf. Arabic, Khukhum, a crab ;Humhum, a crab. Cf. Maori, Kuku, to nip,pinch. With root Pak cf. Polynesianroot, Paka, crisp, crackly;Sanskrit, Pakk, id. Cf. Javanese, Tumpui, aland-crab ; Ponape, Ump, id. Cf. also West Indian islands,Dum-ba, Dubba, Duppa, theland-crab. Rarotonga .SamoaTahitiMangareva. Crabs (sp. sp. var.) Swimming Crab. . Alimango
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THE ROBBER-CRAB OF THE PAUMOTUS ( BIRGUS LATRO ). A variety of land-crab that goes abroad by night, climbs the palm-trees, and with its huge and powerful claws nips off the coco-nuts from the mother-cluster, and descending, tears off their husks, breaks the shell, and devours the creamy kernel. Appendix B 235 Swimming Crab Paumotu .Marquesas .Gilbert Is.. Cf. Marianne Island, Alimasag, the Cancrejo pintado or blue-spotted crab ; Atmangao, Admangao, Adimangao, the swimmingcrab ; Tagal (S. Philippines), Alimang, the swimming crab ;Panay (S. Philippines), Alimango, id. ; Ponape (E. Carolines),Alimang, id. The word is evidently the Philippine verbal-form Lamang,Lang, to swim (with infixed m) ; verbal root, Langoi, swimming ;verbal infix, Lumangoi, to swim; cf. Lakbo, exit; verbal infix,Lumakbo, to go out. Surely the name of this curious creature retained in suchdistant places as Ponape and Samoa, is proof positive of the visitof Barangai or large ocean-going galleys of the civilized Phili

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