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Legends from Tonga
Folk-Lore • 32 • Published In 1921 • Pages: 45-58
By: Collocott, E. E. V. (Ernest Edgar Vyvyan).
Abstract
This source contains five legends from Tonga including 'How fire was brought to this world,' 'How the sky was placed at a distance from the earth,' 'Maui Atalanga and Maui Kijikiji rid the earth of certain dangerous creatures,' 'The great dog in Fiji,' and 'Sinailele.' The legends were collected and translated from a missionary journal published in Tongan.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2006
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Polynesia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Cleric
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Eleanor C. Swanson; 1978
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Tonga
- Notes
- By E. E. V. Collocott
- LCCN
- 17028740
- LCSH
- Tongans