...the South Sea Isles, which are similar to others in the Malay tongue, prove clearly, in my opinion, that the eastern South Sea Isles were originally peopled...their first inhabitants from the neighbourhood of New Guinea." — Forster't Observations, pp. 280 — 283. tradition, he is only a comparatively modern...

...Sea isles, which are similar to others in the Malay tongue, prove clearly, in my opinion, that the South Sea isles were originally peopled from the Indian,...their first inhabitants from the neighbourhood of New Guinea."— Observations. — Voyage round the World, by John Reynold Forster; London, 1778. history...

...the South Sea isles, which are similar to others in the Malay tongue, prove clearly in my opinion, that the Eastern South Sea isles were originally peopled...their first inhabitants from the neighbourhood of New Guinea. We have therefore. 1 apprehend, probable proofs that these islanders came originally from the...

...clearly . . . that the Eastero South Seas isles were originally peoples of the lndian, or Asiatic Northem isles; and that those lying more to the Westward,...their first inhabitants from the neighbourhood of New Guinea'.1" But Forster used additional comparative evidence, in the form of colour, body size and shape,...

...the South Sea isles, which are similar to others in the Malay tongue, prove clearly in my opinion, that the Eastern South Sea isles were originally peopled...their first inhabitants from the neighbourhood of New Guinea. We have therefore, I apprehend, probable proofs that these islanders came originally from the...