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28 relations: Alexandre François, Animism, Banks Islands, Banyan, Creation myth, Death, Deity, Dracaena (plant), Folklore, Friedrich Ratzel, Gaua, Incest, Māui (Hawaiian mythology), Māui (Māori mythology), Melanesia, Mota language, Mwotlap language, Mythology, Night, Oral literature, Qasavara, Robert Henry Codrington, Spirit, Tangaroa, Torres Islands, Vanua Lava, Vanuatu, Vurës language.
Alexandre François
Alexandre François is a French linguist specialising in the description and study of the indigenous languages of Melanesia.
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Animism
Animism (from Latin anima, "breath, spirit, life") is the religious belief that objects, places and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence.
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Banks Islands
The Banks Islands (in Bislama Bankis) are a group of islands in northern Vanuatu.
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Banyan
A banyan, also spelled "banian", is a fig that begins its life as an epiphyte, i.e. a plant that grows on another plant, when its seed germinates in a crack or crevice of a host tree or edifice.
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Creation myth
A creation myth (or cosmogonic myth) is a symbolic narrative of how the world began and how people first came to inhabit it.
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Death
Death is the cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism.
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Deity
A deity is a supernatural being considered divine or sacred.
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Dracaena (plant)
Dracaena (derived from the romanized form of the Ancient Greek δράκαινα – drakaina, "female dragon") is a genus of about 120 species of trees and succulent shrubs.
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Folklore
Folklore is the expressive body of culture shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture or group.
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Friedrich Ratzel
Friedrich Ratzel (August 30, 1844 – August 9, 1904) was a German geographer and ethnographer, notable for first using the term Lebensraum ("living space") in the sense that the National Socialists later would.
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Gaua
Gaua (formerly known as Santa Maria Island) is the largest and second most populous of the Banks Islands in Torba Province of northern Vanuatu.
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Incest
Incest is sexual activity between family members or close relatives.
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Māui (Hawaiian mythology)
In Hawaiian religion, Māui is a culture hero and ancient chief who appears in several different genealogies.
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Māui (Māori mythology)
In Māori mythology, as in other Polynesian traditions, Māui is a culture hero and a trickster, famous for his exploits and cleverness.
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Melanesia
Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania extending from New Guinea island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji.
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Mota language
Mota is an Oceanic language spoken by about 750 people on Mota island, in the Banks Islands of Vanuatu.
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Mwotlap language
Mwotlap (pronounced; formerly known as Motlav) is an Oceanic language spoken by about 2,100 people in Vanuatu. The majority of speakers are found on the island of Motalava in the Banks Islands, with smaller communities in the islands of Ra (or Aya) and Vanua Lava, as well as migrant groups in the two main cities of the country, Santo and Port Vila. Mwotlap was first described in 2001, by the linguist Alexandre François. Volow, which used to be spoken on the same island, may be considered a dialect or a separate language.
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Mythology
Mythology refers variously to the collected myths of a group of people or to the study of such myths.
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Night
Night or nighttime (sp. night-time or night time) is the period of time between sunset and sunrise, when the Sun is below the horizon.
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Oral literature
Oral literature or folk literature corresponds in the sphere of the spoken (oral) word to literature as literature operates in the domain of the written word.
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Qasavara
Qasavara (pronounced) is a spirit from Melanesian mythology, more precisely from the Banks islands, north of Vanuatu.
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Robert Henry Codrington
Robert Henry Codrington (15 September 1830, Wroughton, Wiltshire – 11 September 1922)Davidson, Allan K. "The Legacy of Robert Henry Codrington." International Bulletin of Missionary Research. Oct 2003, Vol.
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Spirit
A spirit is a supernatural being, often but not exclusively a non-physical entity; such as a ghost, fairy, or angel.
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Tangaroa
In Māori mythology, Tangaroa (also Takaroa) is one of the great gods, the god of the sea.
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Torres Islands
The Torres Islands are in the Torba Province of Vanuatu, the northernmost island group in the country.
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Vanua Lava
Vanua Lava is the second largest of the Banks Islands in Torba Province, Vanuatu, after slightly larger Gaua.
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Vanuatu
Vanuatu (or; Bislama, French), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (République de Vanuatu, Bislama: Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is a Pacific island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean.
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Vurës language
Vurës and Mwesen (Mosina) are two dialects spoken in Vanua Lava Island in Vanuatu.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qat_(deity)
