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Home / Society / Folklore / Literature / Proverbs and Sayings / Oceanian
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- Hawaiian Words of Wisdom - `Ôlelo No`eau - Hawaiian words of wisdom from Mary Kawena Pukui's "`Ôlelo No`eau: Hawaiian Proverbs & Poetical Sayings", in Hawaiian with English translation and explanation.
www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Shores/6794/olelono1.html
- He Whakatauki! - Reload the page to see another Maori whakatauki (proverb), with English translation.
www.maori.org.nz/quote.htm
- Olelo No'eau: Proverbs of the Ancient Hawaiian People - Gathered by Mary Kawena Pukui and published in "Olelo No'eau", in Hawaiian and English with explanations.
www.k12.hi.us/~waianaeh/waianhi/olelo.html
- Proverbs and Famous Sayings - Mainly taken from "Mäori Proverbs", by A.E. Brougham, A.W. Reed, and T.S. Käretu (in Maori and English).
hammer.prohosting.com/~penz/aotearoa/kupu.htm
- Rotuman Proverb of the Week - From Elizabeth Kafonika Makarita Inia's book "Rotuman Proverbs", with English translation and explanations in Rotuman (spoken on Fiji) and English.
www.hawaii.edu/oceanic/rotuma/os/Proverbs.html
- Samoan Proverbs - Samoan proverbs and sayings based on pigeon hunting and fishing (in Samoan and English).
www.samoalive.com/samoan_proverbs.htm
- Samoan Sensation - Proverbs - Proverbs frequently encountered in formal language (in Samoan and English), with explanations.
www.samoa.co.uk/proverbs.html
- Tahitian Proverbs and Riddles - Three proverbs and two riddles in Tahitian with English translation.
www.ling.su.se/pollinet/texts/tah/proverbs.html
- Traditional Maori Proverbs - Some General Themes - Article by Paul Moon, Auckland Institute of Technology, examining the nature and purpose of traditional Maori proverbs.
www.otago.ac.nz/DeepSouth/vol3no1/moon2.html
- Ydkdy's Palauan Proverbs - Proverb collection in Palauan with English translation and explanation.
www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Palms/6757/proverbs.html
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