Oceanian (World Tales)

Oceanian Sites:

Snakes, adulterers, and the Loss of Paradise in Kaliai Snakes, adulterers, and the Loss of Paradise in Kaliai: An analysis of the Kilibob-Manup corpus of myths from West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. (Oceanian) http://www.arts.uwaterloo.ca/ANTHRO/rwpark/WNB/SnakesandAdulterers.html A Tahitian Legend A Tahitian Legend: Legend of the shaping of the mountains of Tahiti. (Oceanian) http://members.tripod.com/aruffo/folklore.html Chaifi - The Ancient Spririt Volcano of Guam Chaifi - The Ancient Spririt Volcano of Guam: A Real Video presentation of the legend. (Oceanian) http://roland.web.gu/ Magurei Magurei: A folktale in English and the Nakanai language of Papua New Guinea. This is a copy of the book "Magurei", which was collected by Ray and Marilyn Johnston. (Oceanian) http://www.arts.uwaterloo.ca/ANTHRO/rwpark/WNB/Magurei%20posting.html Simply Australia Simply Australia: E-zine on Australian folklore, oral and social history, as well as music and song, both traditional and contemporary. (Oceanian) http://simplyaustralia.mountaintracks.com.au/ One Thousand One Papua New Guinean Nights One Thousand One Papua New Guinean Nights: Four folktales in Tok Pisin and English from a larger collection, by Thomas H. Slone; includes bibliography. (Oceanian) http://members.tripod.com/~THSlone/1001PNGnights.html Papua New Guinea traditional story illustrations Papua New Guinea traditional story illustrations: Description of an unpublished book of Papua New Guinean folktales, and a sample story from Ialibu, Southern Highlands Province, "Where the Rains Come From". (Oceanian) http://www.rosesgallery.com/pngstory.html New Ireland Tok Pisin - Story New Ireland Tok Pisin - Story: A folktale called "The Woman Who Became a Stone" from Papua New Guinea, in English and Tok Pisin, with audio. (Oceanian) http://bilbo.ling.su.se/staff/evali/TokPisin/Meri_i_kamap_ston.html Maui Myths and Folklore Maui Myths and Folklore: Four Maui stories from the Maui Cheetah website. (Oceanian) http://www.mauigateway.com/~rw/myths1.htm Tales and Stories of the South Pacific Tales and Stories of the South Pacific: Legends and oral history passed from generation to generation on the Pacific Islands. (Oceanian) http://www.tongatapu.net.to/lore/ Polynesian Mythology Polynesian Mythology: A description of Polynesian deities. (Oceanian) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynesian_mythology Polynesian Voyaging Traditions Polynesian Voyaging Traditions: Proverbs, stories, and bibliography on the sea travels of the Polynesian peoples. (Oceanian) http://leahi.kcc.hawaii.edu/org/pvs/L2traditions.html The Leagacy of Moro, the Snake-Man of Bariai, West New Britain The Leagacy of Moro, the Snake-Man of Bariai, West New Britain: A folktale from Papua New Guinea, originally published in the book "Children of Kilibob". (Oceanian) http://www.arts.uwaterloo.ca/ANTHRO/rwpark/WNB/Naomi%20MORO.htm Vanishing and Returning Heroes: Ambiguity and Persistent Hope in an Unea Island Legend Vanishing and Returning Heroes: Ambiguity and Persistent Hope in an Unea Island Legend: An analysis and synopsis of the story of Mataluangi from East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. (Oceanian) http://arts.uwaterloo.ca/ANTHRO/WNB/jbhero.htm Climbing a Mountain Without a Ladder: Chronologies and Stories Climbing a Mountain Without a Ladder: Chronologies and Stories: An analysis of folktales from Unea Island, Papua New Guinea, as published in the journal "Time and Society". (Oceanian) http://arts.uwaterloo.ca/ANTHRO/WNB/jbmount.htm Ancient Legends of Guam Ancient Legends of Guam: Legends of places and people of Guam (in Chamorro and English). (Oceanian) http://ns.gov.gu/legends.html New Zealand Maori Legends New Zealand Maori Legends: How the Kiwi Lost his Wings, and Rata's Waka. (Oceanian) http://www.kiwinewz.com/html/losewing.htm