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The Linguistic and Cultural Parallels of the Term "Mo'o": Reptilian Guardianship, Tattooing, and Sacred Traditions Across Austronesian and Polynesian Cultures

Iosua Ioane Fānene

Oct 97 min read

The Linguistic and Cultural Parallels of the Term "Mo'o": Reptilian Guardianship, Tattooing, and Sacred Traditions Across Austronesian and Polynesian Cultures

By I. I. Fānene Introduction The study of linguistics reveals much about human migration, cultural evolution, and shared belief systems....

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The Semantic Parallels of Twins and Camps: A Comparative Analysis of Polynesian and Semitic Linguistics

Iosua Ioane Fānene

Sep 288 min read

The Semantic Parallels of Twins and Camps: A Comparative Analysis of Polynesian and Semitic Linguistics

(By Iosua Ioane Fānene) THE LINGUISTIC comparison between Reo Moāna (Polynesian languages) and Semitic languages reveals a fascinating...

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HANGING out - BRANCHES of a common root language STICK together?

Iosua Ioane Fānene

Jun 121 min read

HANGING out - BRANCHES of a common root language STICK together?

Sumerian: LA (𒆷) / LA-LA (𒆷𒆷) / LA₂ (𒇲) / LA₂-LA₂ (𒇲𒇲) / LAL₂ (𒇳) - "to hang; to suspend; to balance; to weigh, weigh out, pay; to...

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Pacific Islands as a reflection of Mesopotamian concepts of city-state

Iosua Ioane Fānene

May 97 min read

Pacific Islands as a reflection of Mesopotamian concepts of city-state

To begin with, let us examine the Sumerian word cluster for cities. Sumerian: #IRI (𒌷) and #IRIIRI (𒌷𒌷) "city; cities; walled city"...

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Iosua Ioane Fānene

Apr 205 min read

"In the Beginning God(s!) CREATED..."

"In the Beginning God(s!) CREATED..." (Genesis 1:1) The Hebrew word BARA for "created" appears to be a cognate of Polynesian VALA (VĀ...

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The Great Cavern of Heaven - Mesopotamian / Moana Cosmological Parallels

Iosua Ioane Fānene

Apr 148 min read

The Great Cavern of Heaven - Mesopotamian / Moana Cosmological Parallels

Note: Today, for a full understanding of my interpretation you need to be familiar with the biblical Flood story, i.e. "Noah's Ark", the...

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The Bitterness of Glory is at the Root of the Story

Iosua Ioane Fānene

Jan 2120 min read

The Bitterness of Glory is at the Root of the Story

(The chant of the origin of kava in Sāmoa follows at the end.) "And covered the cloud the tabernacle of meeting and the GLORY of Yahweh...

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Iosua Ioane Fānene

Jan 204 min read

DUAT = TUA

The collected words below reveal a direct correlation between Middle Egyptian, Sanskrit, and Austronesian / Polynesian words for praise,...

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Samoan prehistory in context of world religion and historical world events:

Iosua Ioane Fānene

Jan 202 min read

Samoan prehistory in context of world religion and historical world events:

2500 BCE: Indus Valley civilization in India 1900 BCE: Indus Valley civilization collapses. 1600 BCE: Mt. Thera erupts and hastens the...

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Iosua Ioane Fānene

Jan 205 min read

MANU / MĀNU / BANGUN / BENNU / BANÛ

In Egyptian mythology, the gods came from the West from The Land of Manu, where the sun sets. The Egyptian Book of the Dead elaborates on...

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Iosua Ioane Fānene

Jan 202 min read

An Etymology for Kahiki / Tahiti

Assuming “Kahiki” was “Tahiti”… Like Hawai’i / Hawaiki / Savai’i / Avaiki /… the etymology of “Kahiki” is so widely dispersed with...

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Serpent and Man: Nachash (נָחָשׁ) / Naga, Oracles

Iosua Ioane Fānene

Jan 204 min read

Serpent and Man: Nachash (נָחָשׁ) / Naga, Oracles

NACHASH (נָחָשׁ) “serpent, serpent's, serpents, snake” https://biblehub.com/hebrew/5175.htm NACHASH (נָחַשׁ) “practice divination,...

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The Māori Origin Story of Whakairo is the Sāmoan Story of Lū-Fasi-‘Aitu’s War Across the Nine Heavens

Iosua Ioane Fānene

Jan 2031 min read

The Māori Origin Story of Whakairo is the Sāmoan Story of Lū-Fasi-‘Aitu’s War Across the Nine Heavens

The venerable Māori art of carving in general is called WHAKAIRO, which literally means “in the manner of worms”. The name is a compound...

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Iosua Ioane Fānene

Jan 96 min read

Pinched: Servants, Spirits, and Thieves

There is something going on here… Middle Egyptian: 𓏎 [ini] / [yny] 𓏎𓈖 [ini] / [yny] Meaning: “bring, fetch, carry off, bring away,...

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Pour Some Sugar On Me; Echoes of a Lost Fermentation Tradition?

Iosua Ioane Fānene

Nov 12, 20234 min read

Pour Some Sugar On Me; Echoes of a Lost Fermentation Tradition?

(or Bitches and Beer BCE) The oldest "recipe" for beer that we know of is in the "Hymn to Ninkasi". "Born of the flowing water...tenderly...

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Enki, god of Water, the Father, and his home in the Cosmic Underground Waters / Underworld

Iosua Ioane Fānene

Nov 12, 202310 min read

Enki, god of Water, the Father, and his home in the Cosmic Underground Waters / Underworld

Enki was the god of "water" and the "father" of mankind. After the war with Nammu and Apsu, Enki resided in the Engur, a place identified...

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The Origin of the Earth and People / O Le Tupuga O Le 'Ele'Ele Ma Tagata

Iosua Ioane Fānene

Nov 3, 202314 min read

The Origin of the Earth and People / O Le Tupuga O Le 'Ele'Ele Ma Tagata

The character named GAIO (GA'I'O) in the Sāmoan Tala o le Vava'u (ancient history) called "O Le Tupuga O Le 'Ele'Ele Ma Tagata" regarding...

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A Flood of Words Regarding Words for “Flood”

Iosua Ioane Fānene

Nov 3, 202310 min read

A Flood of Words Regarding Words for “Flood”

The common worldwide flood story, and the word cluster (MALO / MARO / MALU / MARU / MELU / MERU / MILU / MIRU) for the flood and...

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I'd Be Lion to Yah if I Said What You Sphinx I'd Say

Iosua Ioane Fānene

Oct 20, 20239 min read

I'd Be Lion to Yah if I Said What You Sphinx I'd Say

The god of the Tongan underworld was Hikule’o. The god of the Samoan underworld was Si’ule’o. HIKU (also IKU) / SI’U means “tail, end; to...

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Iosua Ioane Fānene

Sep 15, 20234 min read

BANÛ / BENBEN / FANU / FANUA

In our cosmologies, “land” is always “created” and man is often “created” directly from or for the “land”, which sounds like linguistics...

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