Melanesians

Mr. Marett suggests to me a comparison with the _rongo_ (sacred) of the Melanesians, and _tapu_ as used of a place by them, _i. e._ set apart by a human authority; Codrington, _Melanesians_, p. 77.

The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus W. Warde Fowler 1884

'You know we have, thank God, thirty-nine baptized Melanesians here, of whom fifteen are communicants, and one, George Sarawia, a clergyman.

Life of John Coleridge Patteson Yonge, Charlotte M 1873

I wonder what people ought to call sandal-wood traders and slave-masters if they call my Melanesians savages.

Life of John Coleridge Patteson Yonge, Charlotte M 1873

(Interestingly, his defeat and cancellation of the remainder of the cruise, brought about by disease in the Solomon Islands, also colored his racial views of "Melanesians" and both gave rise to some of his most bitter racism (the 1911 novel Adventure) and to such critiques of racial and cultural prejudice and blindness as "The Red One" (1916).

Interview With Professor Jeanne Campbell Reesman 2010

But what the results do suggest is that Melanesians -- the inhabitants of Papua New Guinea and islands northeast of Australia -- have inherited as much as one-twentieth of their DNA from the 'Denisovans', indicating that some limited inter-breeding took place between these ancient populations.

Dr. Denis Alexander: Made In The Image Of God: The Theological Implications Of Human Genomics -- Part 1 Dr. Denis Alexander 2011

But what the results do suggest is that Melanesians -- the inhabitants of Papua New Guinea and islands northeast of Australia -- have inherited as much as one-twentieth of their DNA from the 'Denisovans', indicating that some limited inter-breeding took place between these ancient populations.

Dr. Denis Alexander: Made In The Image Of God: The Theological Implications Of Human Genomics -- Part 1 Dr. Denis Alexander 2011

Unlike the cowardly Melanesians, the people were high-stomached and warlike.

YAH! YAH! YAH! 2010

Unlike most of the big chiefs, Nau-hau was young, and, unlike most of the Melanesians, he was handsome, even beautiful.

CHAPTER X 2010

Melanesians, unlike cattle, are as prone to stampede to attack as to retreat.

CHAPTER X 2010

For example, Europeans and Africans are more closely related to each other than are Africans and Melanesians, despite the fact that the Melanesians look extremely similar to certain African groups.

Behavioral Modification Steven Barnes 2010