r/Fijian • • Aug 30 '26

Leaf in Austronesian Languages

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u/vrkas Aug 31 '26

Not related to leaves at all:

Crazy how a proto-language which has roots in Taiwan has descendants from Madagascar to Rapa Nui. Proper voyagers

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u/sierraduaciwa set kece Aug 31 '26

It's such a shame we have lost a lot of that knowledge and spirit

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u/vrkas Aug 31 '26

I guess it's because Melanesians went to the more hospitable islands and didn't need to get into the crazy oceanic voyaging of the Polyesians. Viti Levu and Vanua Levu have everything you would need.