oceanian

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• - Reload the page to see another Maori whakatauki (proverb), with English translation.
  
• - Article by Paul Moon, Auckland Institute of Technology, examining the nature and purpose of traditional Maori proverbs.
  
• - Proverb collection in Palauan with English translation and explanation.
  
• - Samoan proverbs and sayings based on pigeon hunting and fishing (in Samoan and English).
  
• - Proverbs frequently encountered in formal language (in Samoan and English), with explanations.
  
• - Gathered by Mary Kawena Pukui and published in "Olelo No'eau", in Hawaiian and English with explanations.
  
• - Hawaiian words of wisdom from Mary Kawena Pukui's "`Ôlelo No`eau: Hawaiian Proverbs & Poetical Sayings", in Hawaiian with English translation and explanation.
  
• - Mäori proverbs related to the Pleiades, the constellation marking the planting season.
  
• - From Elizabeth Kafonika Makarita Inia's book "Rotuman Proverbs", with English translation and explanations in Rotuman (spoken on Fiji) and English.
  
• - Three proverbs and two riddles in Tahitian with English translation.