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Kumulipo 17 - Queen Liliuokalani 1897 · The Sacred Matrix

Archive/Polynesian Mythology/Kumulipo

Kumulipo

Polynesian MythologyLegend / Oral TraditionHawaiian

Kumulipo 17

Queen Liliuokalani 1897 - English

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Kumulipo: Kalakaua And Liliuokalani's Genealogy

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Tradition: Polynesian Mythology
Category: Hawaiian creation chant
Claimed author: Hawaiian priestly and chiefly chant tradition
Likely origin: Hawaiian oral/textual tradition translated and published by Queen Liliuokalani
Date: Hawaiian traditional chant; 1897 public-domain English translation
Language: Hawaiian
Manuscripts: Hawaiian genealogical chant tradition represented by Queen Liliuokalani's public-domain English translation
Accepted by: Hawaiian genealogical creation chant and royal lineage source

Queen Liliuokalani's Kumulipo translation is indexed by era and verse for Hawaiian creation, night, sea life, land life, gods, genealogy, kapu, chiefly descent, and royal lineage comparison.

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License: Public-domain 1897 Queen Liliuokalani English translation; Sacred Texts marks the source public domain / Creative Commons.
Edition: Queen Liliuokalani 1897 · Queen Liliuokalani
Display rights: Public domain
Repository: Internet Sacred Text Archive / Queen Liliuokalani 1897

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