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In Search of the Origin of Polynesia, its Role in the Ancient World, and Implications for its Future
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Heads or Tails
So, there is an interesting debate out there that has looped in Indigenous Native Americans and Polynesians, claiming, for example that...
Iosua Ioane Fānene
Nov 12, 20203 min read
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Egyptian - Polynesian - Lakota connection?
The Octopus in Polynesia alludes to the Navigator of the gods, #TAGALOA / #KANALOA / #TANGAROA / #TAAOA, also called in some regions O LE...
Iosua Ioane Fānene
Nov 10, 20206 min read
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Of Butts and Birds
Ass, Bottom, Rump: variations on URI / ULI Chicken - Hopi use of /K/ where Polynesia uses /M/ English: “ass”, “chicken” (or “giant...
Iosua Ioane Fānene
Nov 8, 20201 min read
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Omphalos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omphalos There are many navels claimed, but only one of them is the true navel of the world. Which one was...
Iosua Ioane Fānene
Nov 8, 20204 min read
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Dungeons, Dragons, the Pillars of Heaven and Mauna Kea
Anybody remember Dungeons and Dragons from the 1980s? It was a controversial role-playing game much vilified by the ultra-conservative...
Iosua Ioane Fānene
Nov 8, 20203 min read
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Blood, Humps, and Spears
This came up in a Pseudo-Linguistics and Adamic Languages forum: #PELU as "spear", apparently in use in #gagana #Sāmoa as "sword". I...
Iosua Ioane Fānene
Nov 7, 20202 min read
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Disorderly Children and Overburdened Mothers
I caught an interesting detail while reading some #Sumerian #proverbs... #DUMU SI NU-SÁ #AMA-A-NI NA-AN-Ù-TU DINGIR-RA-NI NA-AN-DÍM-DÍM-E...
Iosua Ioane Fānene
Nov 7, 20203 min read
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PO-SE-DA-O (Poseidon) / (Linear B: 𐀡𐀮𐀆𐀃, po-se-da-o, 𐀡𐀮𐀆𐀺𐀚, po-se-da-wo-ne)
Some of you know I have long... LOOOOOOoooooong been fascinated by mythology and legends. My personal library is dominated by...
Iosua Ioane Fānene
Nov 7, 20202 min read
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The Malae O Vevesi Title - Postulated Origins
#Malae o #vevesi “Council of War” This was my paternal grandfather’s talking chief title. In Sāmoan custom one must have a connection to...
Iosua Ioane Fānene
Jan 29, 20202 min read
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Noah, Moses, Joshua, and Jesus as Prophetic Deliverers for a Maritime Serpent Religion At Sea
In this article I will cross-reference a few items from four different cultures: Sumerian, Egyptian, Hebrew, and Samoan/Hawaiian. I will...
Iosua Ioane Fānene
Jan 29, 202010 min read
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Was Manu’a’s Fo’isia Warrior actually Hoshea?
=================================== Was Manu’a’s Fo’isia Warrior actually Hoshea? Nu’utele, Nu’u-sila-e-lae Fiti-uta — Not away from...
Iosua Ioane Fānene
Jan 28, 20203 min read
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LU or LUGH? Polynesian and Celtic analogs and Kōnane, Mū, game of kings
================================== LU or LUGH? Polynesian and Celtic analogs and Kōnane, Mū, game of kings ==============================...
Iosua Ioane Fānene
Jan 26, 202017 min read
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Etymology of Anatolian ALI PASHA: Analogs within Sāmoan language
========================== Etymology of Anatolian ALI PASHA Analogs within Sāmoan language: ========================== ALI = comes from...
Iosua Ioane Fānene
Jan 26, 20201 min read
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Gaelic words / Polynesian words, of gods and kings, and...Kingship descended from Heaven
========================== #Gaelic words / #Polynesian words, Of gods and kings, and... Kingship descended from Heaven...
Iosua Ioane Fānene
Jan 25, 20203 min read
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Origins of Fānene and Faleālīlī, a series
====================== Origins of the name #FĀNENE, and #FALEALILI ====================== The name Fānene arises in the village cluster...
Iosua Ioane Fānene
Jan 24, 20202 min read
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#VIRACOCHA was the #Inca Sun God VI, Lakota WI, Sāmoan UI; Egyptian TAWY?
#VIRACOCHA was the #Inca Sun God VI = WI = #UI = tawy #Tagaloa-a-UI was the son of the #Sun #God Tagaloa-#Lā and the #Moon #Goddess...
Iosua Ioane Fānene
Jan 24, 20201 min read
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KAHIKI / TAHITI: Etymological study of the name
A study of "Tahiti" must not overlook a consideration for the tiny Sāmoan hamlet of #Fitiuta in the eastern group of Manu'a principally...
Iosua Ioane Fānene
Jan 22, 20201 min read
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40 YEARS in "the Wilderness of Sīn": SĀMOA?
========================== 40 YEARS in "the Wilderness of Sīn" SĀMOA? ========================== Try this: A #Hebrew-to-#English...
Iosua Ioane Fānene
Jan 22, 20201 min read
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Uriah the Hittite, Words for Leadership, and Polynesian Ali’i
======================== Uriah the Hittite Words for Leadership Polynesian Ali’i ======================== Uriah the Hittite was a...
Iosua Ioane Fānene
Jan 20, 20202 min read
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International Phonetic Alphabet and Mechanical Linguistics
I’ve worked from a generally consistent drift pattern for consonants as I cross-reference languages to search for deeper meaning and...
Iosua Ioane Fānene
Sep 21, 20192 min read
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