The Polynesian expansion truly is one of the great stories of mankind.
@Artevelde – indeed. The great triangle: Aotearoa, Hawai’i, Rapanui. As a linguist I worked on a language of Micronesia – Yapese – for many years, but their travels dwarf those of the Polynesians.
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Well, at least New Zealand got mentioned once.
@JJ
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Flag_of_Zeeland.svg/1200px-Flag_of_Zeeland.svg.png
Prepare to be annexed by the original Zeeland. Abel Tasman calls you.
Well, unless Kupe repels the invasion:
https://www.newzealand.com/nz/feature/arrival-of-maori/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20people%20of,ancestral%20Polynesian%20homeland%20of%20Hawaiki.
The Polynesian expansion truly is one of the great stories of mankind.
@Artevelde – indeed. The great triangle: Aotearoa, Hawai’i, Rapanui. As a linguist I worked on a language of Micronesia – Yapese – for many years, but their travels dwarf those of the Polynesians.