This theory was put forward first in a treatise on the Polynesian language by Dr. J. Rae in 1862 (reprinted in "Human Speech"). Sir Richard Paget emphasizes that the natural sign-language of those ...

The geography of French Polynesia is diverse, with mountainous volcanic islands covered in tropical rainforests and coral ...

Ioannidis noted that the sweet potato's name in many Polynesian languages - kumara - resembles its name in some native Andes languages.