youronlyone Mod , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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The most accepted theory about migrations in Southern and Eastern is .

From , to the , and then the rest of , , , , and as far as .

If I'm going to interpret this, the natives of Taiwan survived as the primary people in what we know today as the Philippine archipelago. From the Philippines, they spread everywhere.

In other words, they're all ! ᜑᜑᜑᜑ 😹 (Or, native Taiwanese to be exact.)


Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chronological_dispersal_of_Austronesian_people_across_the_Pacific.svg

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backpackandsnorkel , to Random stuff
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in French are ancient spaces reserved for ceremonial, social, and religious activities. Most were destroyed, but you can visit some restored marae and experience these sites. Do you like exploring ancient ceremonial sites? https://backpackandsnorkel.com/Tahiti/#taata

cendawanita , to Pinoy
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There's a new(ish) video up on Austronesian languages - https://youtu.be/TAa9sT3qxaU - and this comment is such a callout for our people being too online lmao

(Context: for some reason, the word for 'five' is pretty consistently lima/ima/limo/imo across the languages in the family group)

ETA: the video also looks pretty interesting! I'll watch in a bit

polgeonow , to geography group
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becomes first country to explicitly recognize and as independent countries. Both already have relations with dozens of countries, but are "associated" with () and usually not considered fully independent. https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/498812/nz-govt-welcomes-us-diplomatic-relations-with-cook-islands-and-niue

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bibliolater , to History
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