A small island in the Solomon Islands group, Tikopia is in Melanesia but its culture and language are Polynesian. This comprehensive dictionary with its copious examples is a useful contribution to comparative linguistics.

... taranga -this book , Navadvīpa Bhāva Taranga ; udibe - will arise ; tāhāra mane - in their mind ; gaura - rasa - ranga - the fun sports born of Lord Gaura's mellows ; śrī - svarūpa- dāmodara - Śrī Svarūpa Damodara ( Lalita Sakhī ) tāre ...

... taraṅga with devotional faith will experience the nectar of the pastimes of Gaurāṅga. Svarūpa Damodara (Lalitā) will certainly give him mercy, the shade of his feet ... taranga. [1] The six enemies are: kāma, krodha, mada, moha, mātsarya.

Taranga is the mother of Māui, a great cultural hero in the Māori creation narrative. Here Reina Kahukiwa recounts the birth of Māui seen through the eyes of Taranga.

... Taranga every morning. And Taranga was late arriving at Peary Mohan Lane every day. The same trouble and reprimands followed. Mamata said angrily, 'We do pay you a salary, Taranga. It's not as though you work without pay, or that the ...

A collection of stories about Maui, adpated from traditional Maori myths and legends.

... Taranga said . " When he reads them , the story makes sense , " Kukara said . " Perhaps , but when he reads them twice at several moon - cycles intervals , he tells two different stories , " Taranga joked . " Then , how did you learn ...

... Taranga , who begat Maui - tiki - tiki - a - taranga . Muri - ranga - whenua's work was to provide food for his grandchildren , the children of Taranga , also to keep their clothing . Taranga took Ira - whaki ( wart torn off ) , and ...