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24CHAPTER 2POLYNESIAN LANGUAGESThe previous chapter looked at the past of Polynesian languages. This one deals with their present. When one studies these languages as they are today, several questions come to mind immediately: (1) Where are the languages spoken? (2) How many are there? (3) What are their names?1.Where?Figure 2.1 shows the geographical range of most of the lan-guages in the family. Their speakers live in what has come to be known as the Polynesian Triangle, an area of over 2 million square miles (Biggs 1971:466).Figure 2.1. The Polynesian Triangle
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24CHAPTER 2POLYNESIAN LANGUAGESThe previous chapter looked at the past of Polynesian languages. This one deals with their present. When one studies these languages as they are today, several questions come to mind immediately: (1) Where are the languages spoken? (2) How many are there? (3) What are their names?1.Where?Figure 2.1 shows the geographical range of most of the lan-guages in the family. Their speakers live in what has come to be known as the Polynesian Triangle, an area of over 2 million square miles (Biggs 1971:466).Figure 2.1. The Polynesian Triangle
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. Introduction xi
  4. Abbreviations xiii
  5. Acknowledgments xv
  6. PART I. HISTORY
  7. CHAPTER 1. Discovering Hawaiian’s Family Tree 3
  8. CHAPTER 2. Polynesian Languages 24
  9. CHAPTER 3. How Does Hawaiian Differ from Other Polynesian Languages? 43
  10. PART II. THE ALPHABET
  11. CHAPTER 4. Prelude to the Alphabet 59
  12. CHAPTER 5. Dr. William Anderson: Forgotten Philologist 64
  13. CHAPTER 6. 3s and 8s: The Unusual Alphabet of ‘Ōpūkaha‘ia and Ruggles 81
  14. CHAPTER 7. How the Alphabet Changed from 1820 to 1826 99
  15. CHAPTER 8. Missing Pieces: The Kahakō and the ‘Okina 122
  16. PART III. THE EFFECTS OF WRITING
  17. CHAPTER 9. Ka Palapala 141
  18. CHAPTER 10. How Literacy Spread 173
  19. PART IV. WORDS AND WORD BOOKS
  20. CHAPTER 11. Words: Introduction 199
  21. CHAPTER 12. Making New Words 211
  22. CHAPTER 13. Borrowing 222
  23. PART V. CHANGES: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
  24. CHAPTER 14. How Is Hawaiian Changing? 247
  25. CHAPTER 15. Expanding Bilingual Dictionaries 274
  26. CHAPTER 16. The Power in Words 300
  27. References 329
  28. Illustration Credits 349
  29. Index 351
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. Introduction xi
  4. Abbreviations xiii
  5. Acknowledgments xv
  6. PART I. HISTORY
  7. CHAPTER 1. Discovering Hawaiian’s Family Tree 3
  8. CHAPTER 2. Polynesian Languages 24
  9. CHAPTER 3. How Does Hawaiian Differ from Other Polynesian Languages? 43
  10. PART II. THE ALPHABET
  11. CHAPTER 4. Prelude to the Alphabet 59
  12. CHAPTER 5. Dr. William Anderson: Forgotten Philologist 64
  13. CHAPTER 6. 3s and 8s: The Unusual Alphabet of ‘Ōpūkaha‘ia and Ruggles 81
  14. CHAPTER 7. How the Alphabet Changed from 1820 to 1826 99
  15. CHAPTER 8. Missing Pieces: The Kahakō and the ‘Okina 122
  16. PART III. THE EFFECTS OF WRITING
  17. CHAPTER 9. Ka Palapala 141
  18. CHAPTER 10. How Literacy Spread 173
  19. PART IV. WORDS AND WORD BOOKS
  20. CHAPTER 11. Words: Introduction 199
  21. CHAPTER 12. Making New Words 211
  22. CHAPTER 13. Borrowing 222
  23. PART V. CHANGES: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
  24. CHAPTER 14. How Is Hawaiian Changing? 247
  25. CHAPTER 15. Expanding Bilingual Dictionaries 274
  26. CHAPTER 16. The Power in Words 300
  27. References 329
  28. Illustration Credits 349
  29. Index 351
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