#Polynesian #linguistics: Austronesian is not Indo-European, so “Agni”/“afi” doesn’t indicate a common linguistic origin.
on 02025-06-13#video o Kap Te’o Tafiti demonstrating Samoan fire dancing and culture at TEDx, demonstrating #firestarting with the fireplow method. He's able to get smoke in 5 seconds and finishes his ember in 15 seconds using hibiscus wood. He points out that Sanskrit “Agni” is very plausibly etymologically related to Samoan/Tongan “afi” “fire”, Hawai’ian “ahi”, and Malaysian/Indonesian “api”. Licks fire off his flaming sword. #Polynesian
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