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大约两百年前,欧洲人开始前往太平洋及其岛屿探险。他们惊讶地发现;相隔数千英里的人们说的语言几乎完全相同。这表示他们有着相同的祖先。但他们来自何方?他们如何到达这个由许多小岛组成的三角地带(北到夏威夷,南到新西兰,东到复活节岛)定居的呢?这个地区的人被称为玻利尼西亚人,他们没有文字记载的历史,但对于他们的起源仍然有迹可寻。今天,许多专家都认为,玻利尼西亚人的祖先是在一千到三千年前从印尼和马来西亚来的,因为玻利尼西亚语类似马来语。划着独木舟横渡太平洋、到达新西兰的毛利人,也是玻利尼西亚人。
About two hundred years ago, Europeans began traveling to the Pacific and its islands. They were surprised to find that the languages spoken by thousands of miles apart were almost identical. This means they have the same ancestry. But where did they come from and how did they get to settle in this triangle of islands (north to Hawaii, south to New Zealand, east to Easter Island)? People in this area are called Polynesians, and they There is no documented history, but there is still no trace of their origin. Today, many experts agree that Polynesian ancestry came from Indonesia and Malaysia between 1,000 and 3,000 years ago, because Polynesian languages are similar to Malay. Canoe crossed the Pacific to reach Maori New Zealand, but also Polynesians.