Niuē-fekai (or Savage) Island and its People

Contents

• [title page]
• • Part I
    • [section]
    • The Island: Geographical and Physical
    • Villages, Population, &c
    • Roads, Tracks, &c
    • Vegetation (Trees = akau, Shrubs = lakau)
    • Food Plants
    • The Coco-Nut (Niu)
    • Origin of the Coco-nut on Niuē
    • The Fauna of Niue (Animals, manu)
    • Birds (manu-lele)
    • Fish (Ika;)
    • Shell-fish
    • Lizards (Moko) and Insects
    • Climate
  • Part II
    • The People of Niuē
    • Divisions of the People
    • Relationship
    • Rank, Government, Etc
  • Part III
    • The People of Niuē
    • Manners and Customs
    • Marriage, Etc
    • Other Customs
    • War, Arms, &c
    • Kanava-akau—General Name of Weapons
    • Clothing and Ornaments
    • Canoes and Fishing
    • Houses, Utensils, Tools,-&c
    • Amusements, &c
    • Astronomy
    • Foods, &c
    • Diseases, &c
  • Part IV
    • History and Traditions
    • Mutalau and Matuku-hifi
    • Subsequent History of Niue
    • The Story of Lau-foli
    • Captain Cook's visit to Niue, 1774. — Vol. II, 1777
    • Rev. John Williams' Visit, 1830
  • APPENDIX
    • [section]
    • THE TRADITIONS OF NIUE-FEKAI
      • [section]
      • The Gods of Old
    • KO E TOHI HE TAU TALA I NIUE-FEKAI
      • [section]
      • Ko e Tau Tupua tuai
      • Of Other Tupuas
      • Ko e tau Tupua kehekehe
      • The Birth of Man
      • Ko e fanau he tagata
      • Vai-Matagi and Vai-Fualolo
      • Ko Vai-Matagi mo Vai-Fualolo
      • Mele
      • The Family of Huanaki
      • Ko Mele
      • Ko e Magafaoa a Huanaki
      • Matila foafoa
      • Matila-foafoa
      • Fishing-net Making
      • Ko E tia-kupega
      • Some other and different Tupuas
      • Ko e falu a tupua kehekehe
      • Hina-hele-ki-fata
      • Hina-hele-ki-fata
      • Ko Folahau
      • Folahau
      • Gini-fale
      • Gini-fale
      • The Albinōes
      • Ko Mutalau mo Matuku-hifi
      • The Reflecting Water at Tuo
      • Fakahoko
      • Ko e tau mahele
      • Ko e vai-fakaata i Tuo
      • Tau-fiti-pa
      • The Kings
      • Ko Fakahoko
      • Ko Tau-fiti-pa
    • THE HISTORY OF NIUE-FEKAI
      • [section]
      • Laufoli
    • KO E TALA KI NIUE-FEKAI
      • Ko e mena tohi e Mohe-lagi
      • Ko Lau-foli
  • NOTES ON THE DIALECT OF NIUĒ ISLAND

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Title: Niuē-fekai (or Savage) Island and its People

Author: S. Percy Smith

Part of: Tidal Pools: Digitized Texts from Oceania for Samoan and Pacific Studies

Keywords: Historical Māori and Pacific Islands

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