CHAPTER VII. 



POLYNESIAN RELICS IN MELANESIA. 



Check-list of the material for this section of the work — Tables of the 

 phonetic relations of 81 languages of the Melanesian archipelagoes — 

 The several mutations of vowels and consonants and the languages 

 which employ them — Analysis of these mutations, those which are 

 found in Polynesian and those confined to Melanesia — The ground- 

 work of Polynesian mutation and the Melanesian system compared 

 therewith — Two Melanesian foci of Polynesian influence brought to 

 light — The sieve theory disproved by this material — Proof of the 

 general migration theory — Crop colonies and the important part they 

 play — Two tracks of Proto-Samoan migration through Melanesia — 

 Proof that a Melanesian sojourn preceded the settlement of Samoa. 



In an earlier chapter I have written that in accordance with Dr. 

 Macdonald's theory of his Oceanic language equal weight should 

 attach to the identification of Efat£- Polynesia and Efat£-Melanesia. 

 The former we have just had under rigorous review and we have 

 been led to certain conclusions. We are now to examine the 

 Melanesian material in its turn. 



This is distributed irregularly through the collected data, the 

 distribution being based upon the tabulation of the Efate" words in 

 several series. To facilitate reference to the material of each of 

 these languages the following catalogue will be found of service. 



Alite 217 239 250 251 259 265 275 278 285 291 300 301 306 309 



313 317 330 337 350 351 352 356 360 361 



Alo Teqel 122 123 147 190 193 214 217 239 250 251 272 275 278 



294 300 301 306 307 309 316 317 318 324 328 333 335 337 



343 350 360 361 



Ambrym 46 147 194 212 215 239 242 252 258 265 266 274 278 284 



287 290 291 297 298 300 305 312 318 324 329 336 350 352 



356 357 360 361 



Aneityum 124 126 147 149 154 168 173 188 191 194 198 204 205 



206 207 214 216 217 228 229 240 241 256 258 260 262 264 



265 266 268 269 270 271 273 274 278 279 282 283 285 288 



291 293 294 298 301 306 307 309 310 312 313 315 316 317 



318 319 320 321 322 323 324 326 328 329 335 337 339 340 



342 344 347 349 35Q 360 361 



Arag. ...122 149 152 153 160 190 193 209 212 214 215 217 239 250 



258 259 265 272 275 278 284 285 290 291 292 294 300 301 



306 307 309 312 313 317 318 324 328 329 330 333 335 336 



352 356 357 360 361 



Baki....i47 149 156 182 190 194 199 208 210 211 217 228 237 240 



247 254 258 263 273 278 282 285 290 291 292 297 298 305 



308 309 312 313 315 317 320 321 324 336 340 344 346 347 



350 352 356 358 359 361 362 364 



Baravon. 74 122 147 149 156 190 207 214 215 217 257 270 273 280 



284 285 290 291 294 300 313 319 320 323 324 327 329 336 



346 358 360 361 



Bauro ... 47 



