Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocea - With an Original Grammar and Vocabulary of Their Language

Klappentext In November 1806, the damaged Port-au-Prince arrived at what Captain Cook had called the Friendly Islands. William Charles Mariner (1791-1853) was among the few crew members spared by the native inhabitants. He lived there for four years. Published in 1818, this two-volume second edition offers an important early insight into Tongan customs and language. As editor John Martin (1789-1869) explains, the structure of a nation's language is vital to the consideration of its history. So successful was the first edition of 1817 - expanded upon here to include 'generally corroborative, and in a few instances somewhat corrective' information from another erstwhile inhabitant - that within months of its publication a French translation appeared; German and American editions soon followed. Volume 2 covers diverse aspects of Tongan society, from its music to notions of the soul, and includes a detailed grammar of the language and 2,000 words of vocabulary. Zusammenfassung In November 1806, the Port-au-Prince arrived at the Friendly Islands. William Charles Mariner (1791–1853) was among the few crew members spared by the native inhabitants, and lived there for four years. This two-volume second edition of his observations, published in 1818, offers an important early insight into Tongan customs and language. Inhaltsverzeichnis 15. The king annihilates the divine chiefdom of Tooitonga; 16. Anecdote of the late king, character of the present king; 17. Rank in society; 18. Enumeration of the principal notions on which the religion of Tonga is founded; 19. Farther particulars respecting the divine chiefs; 20. Cava root ceremony; 21. The state of the healing art in these islands; 22. General observations on the principal arts and manufactures; 23. General habits of chiefs, matabooles, mooas, women and children; A grammar of the Tonga language; A vocabulary, Tonga and English; A vocabulary, English and Tonga.

Product details

• Authors: William Mariner
• Assisted by: John Martin (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.11.2012
• EAN: 9781108057554
• ISBN: 978-1-108-05755-4
• No. of pages: 502
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania; An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, HISTORY / Oceania, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, Australasian & Pacific history, Australasian and Pacific history, Australasia, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Atlantic Islands, Australasia, Oceania & other land areas