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Anything opposed to the ordinary customs of the islanders, although not expressly prohibited, is said to be 'taboo'. The Typee language is one very difficult to be acquired; it bears a close resemblance to the other Polynesian dialects, all of which show a common origin. The duplication of words, as 'lumee lumee', 'poee poee', 'muee muee', is one of their peculiar features.
Anything opposed to the ordinary customs of the islanders, although not expressly prohibited, is said to be “taboo.” The Typee language is one very difficult to be acquired; it bears a close resemblance to the other Polynesian dialects, all of which show a common origin. The duplication of words, as “lumee lumee,” “poee poee,” “muee muee,” is one of their peculiar features.
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