Savage Island
Britishnoun
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Some were of Ponapé, some from Tahiti, some from Oahu, and some from the place which you call Savage Island and we call Niué.
From By Rock and Pool on an Austral Shore, and Other Stories by Becke, Louis
The Savage Island legend adds the element of danger to Maui's mischievous theft of fire.
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
If Haser Keller wants us he will find us at Savage Island, where we shall be ready for him.
From John Frewen, South Sea Whaler 1904 by Becke, Louis
On leaving Palmerston’s Island a course was steered for Annamook, and on the night between April 24 and 25, Savage Island was passed.
From Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries by Kingston, William Henry Giles
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