What does tafiti mean?

The name Tafiti comes from the Swahili word meaning to “do research”.

10,000 Polynesian islands

The first settlers of the far-flung Pacific islands of Tonga and Vanuatu likely arrived from Taiwan and the northern Philippines between 2,300 and 3,100 years ago, a new genetic analysis suggests.

Interestingly enough, the ancient Polynesians blended these two forms of storytelling to include real people who attained god-like powers with the fallibility of the human condition – creating what today we call demi-gods and goddesses. The most famous and well known of these is the demigod Maui.

Motu Nui (large island in the Rapa Nui language) is the largest of three islets just south of Easter Island and is the most westerly place in Chile and all of South America. … Motu Nui is the summit of a large volcanic mountain which rises over 2,000 meters from the sea bed.

In earlier concepts, instead of a crab, Tamatoa was conceived as a giant, headless warrior from an Oceanic myth. “Tama Toa” means “deceased parent” in Hawaiian and “male children” in Maori, while “Tamatoa” means “trophies” in Maori.

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Nature, giving life, being whole, Moana’s heroism.

In 2016, Clement lent his voice to Tamatoa, a giant coconut crab, in the Disney animated film Moana, both in English, and the Māori dub. He based the character’s voice on that of David Bowie.

From Hawaiian Maui, probably a contraction of Māui (“a Hawaiian trickster god”). The second-largest island of Hawaii.

Māui (Maui) is the great culture hero and trickster in Polynesian mythology. Very rarely was Māui actually worshipped, being less of a deity and more of a folk hero. His origins vary from culture to culture, but many of his main exploits remain relatively similar.

Maui, known also as “The Valley Isle,” is the second largest Hawaiian island. The island beloved for its world-famous beaches, the sacred Iao Valley, views of migrating humpback whales (during winter months), farm-to-table cuisine and the magnificent sunrise and sunset from Haleakala.

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Enter Moana, the latest Disney movie, set in what appears to be Samoa, even though most American audiences will see it as Hawaii. … Moana’s struggle to learn to sail and get past the reef of her home island sets the stage for her learning of true wayfinding.

Elsewhere in Europe, the film has the title Vaiana, or “water cave.” Disney Spain confirmed that the name change was the result of Moana being a registered brand in Spain and other European countries. The title character throughout Europe has the name “Vaiana” instead of “Moana.”18-Nov-2016

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In movie and in folklore, Snow White and the Prince fall in love and get married (never mind that in the original tale, Snow is only 7 years old). In the movie, the seven dwarfs chase the Evil Queen into the forest, where she tumbles off a cliff—with a push from a convenient lightning strike—and falls to her death.