Memoirs of the Polynesian Society, Volume 18Thomas Avery & Sons Limited, 1941 - Anthropology |
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aboriginal addict attitude bananas bark cloth Biukala Boiled food bowl bride bush Catholic ceremonial skirt child Christian Church of Tonga coconut common copra cultivation death drink kava drinker eaten European expert father father's sister feast fish fono formal four Free Wesleyan church Gifford Tongan Society gift girl given groom Hausia household infant island kape kava-circle kava-drinking kava-maker kava-parties kava-root kingdom land lay-preacher marriage married mates mats morning mother mother's brother Neiafu night noble Nukualofa occasional older oven Pangai village Pangaimotu parents parties pastor person plantation planting Polynesian pounds prepared present relatives religion religious residence root sennit sleep Slept social Suva tapu taro tion toho Tongan culture Tongan language Tongan village Tongatapu Toula vala Vava'u village overseer visitor white doctor white man's white medicine wife woman yams young