American Quarterly Review, Volume 20Robert Walsh Carey, Lea & Carey, 1836 - Serial publications |
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... called Papúah , but they have other national appellations in different parts . By the Spaniards , who first made them known to Europe , they were called Negritos ( a diminutive of negro ) , which is , literally , blackish or negro - ish ...
... called Papúah , but they have other national appellations in different parts . By the Spaniards , who first made them known to Europe , they were called Negritos ( a diminutive of negro ) , which is , literally , blackish or negro - ish ...
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... called the taboo ( pronounced tah - boo ) , which prevails universally in the islands , is thought by Dr. Lang to be indisputably of Asiatic origin ; Mr. Ellis , however , says it has not been met with in any other part of the world ...
... called the taboo ( pronounced tah - boo ) , which prevails universally in the islands , is thought by Dr. Lang to be indisputably of Asiatic origin ; Mr. Ellis , however , says it has not been met with in any other part of the world ...
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... called the Duke of York's Island ( east of New Ireland ) , " most of the natives chew the betel nut , with the chunam and a leaf , as practised in the East Indies ; and this island is twenty degrees eastward of the Pelew Islands , which ...
... called the Duke of York's Island ( east of New Ireland ) , " most of the natives chew the betel nut , with the chunam and a leaf , as practised in the East Indies ; and this island is twenty degrees eastward of the Pelew Islands , which ...
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... called it shambaráro , which again is a European word , being evidently a slight corruption of the Spanish word for a hat , sombrero . Again , if we had no memorials whatever , of the mixed aboriginal and English race , which has grown ...
... called it shambaráro , which again is a European word , being evidently a slight corruption of the Spanish word for a hat , sombrero . Again , if we had no memorials whatever , of the mixed aboriginal and English race , which has grown ...
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Robert Walsh. day , on that ever memorable spot in the Pacific , called Pitcairn's Island , we should , notwithstanding their yellow complexions and Otaheitan physiognomy , recognize them instantly to have English blood running in their ...
Robert Walsh. day , on that ever memorable spot in the Pacific , called Pitcairn's Island , we should , notwithstanding their yellow complexions and Otaheitan physiognomy , recognize them instantly to have English blood running in their ...
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