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Interesting how the etymological origins of Tabu became acquainted with Tonga due to captain Cook having first heard it there.
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Em...so you're saying you live in the land of the long white cloud cuckoo land? 
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land of the long white cloud cuckoo land?
Hehe, yeah nah!
I just found the attribution of the origin of the word Tapu/Tabu to Tonga (because mr Cook first heard it there) curious. Since the word had been in use by many peoples prior to his arrival in the pacific.
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Oh, my--don't you know that nothing was invented until it was "discovered"? Sad to say.
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Oh, my--don't you know that nothing was invented until it was "discovered"? Sad to say. 
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