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"South Pacific Polynesian Triangle"

POLYNESIAN TRIANGLE

From Wikipedia Encyclopedia

The Polynesian Triangle is a region of the Pacific Ocean anchored by three island groups: Hawaii, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), and Aotearoa (New Zealand).  The many island cultures within this vast TRIANGLE speak Polynesian languages with are classified by linquists as part of the Malayo-Polynesian subgroup and thus ultimately derive from the proto-Austronesian language spoken in Southeast Asia 5000 years ago.  Polynesians also share similar cultural traditions, arts, religion, and sciences.  Anthropologists believe that all modern Polynesian cultures descend from a single pro-culture established in the South Pacific by migrant Malayo-Polynesian people.

The seven main Polynesian cultures are from:

- Aotearoa

- Hawai'i

- Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

- Marquesas

- Samoa

- Tahiti

- Tonga

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