Savage Island
Britishnoun
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The legend of Savage Island places Maui in the role of fire-maker.
From Legends of Ma-ui—a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina by Westervelt, W. D.
I must mention that I spoke the Gilbert and Savage Island dialects, and so heard the natives talk.
From The Call Of The South 1908 by Becke, Louis
A captain of a ship of war, who was buying curiosities lately at Savage Island, actually refused their fine small fishing-nets, thinking that they must be articles of European manufacture.
From Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before by Turner, George
A general volley soon dispersed these inhospitable islanders, and the uncivil reception which was thus accorded well deserved the name bestowed upon their land of Savage Island.
From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century by Benett, Léon
The father tried to put it out, but in vain; and they further add, that ever since the exploit of young Maui, they have had fire and cooked food in Savage Island.
From Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before by Turner, George
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