Linguistic Archaeology: Polynesian Mythos (Dragon #20)

 Polynesian Mythos (Dragon #20)

1. TANGOROA
2. MAKEMAKE
3. TU
4. TANE
5. TAWHIRI
6. TINIRAU
7. RONGO
8. PELE
9. HI - IAKA
10. HAUMIA
11. TUMU - RA’I - FEUNA
12. HINA
13. MIRU
14. KAMPUA’A
15. HAUMEA
16. ATEA
17. PAPA
18. KAULU
19. KAWELO
20. PEKOI
21. IWA
22. ONO
23. KANA
24. MAUI
25. TAWHAKI
26. KARIKI
27. RATA
28. TUNA
29. AMAKUA
30. VAHINE - HAE


Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
24 80%    9 30%     13 43%   5 16%       10 33%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
0    0%      0   0%     0    0%      1   3%       2      6%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
7  23%     0    0%    10 33%     2   6%       8    26%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
10 33%    4 13%      0    0%     8  26%       0     0%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
10 33%    1   3%      4   13%     0    0%      0     0%

Z      %
0   0%



Popularity of use
80% A:
43% I, A:
33% T, N, K, U, I, A: TU, KANA, TUNA,
30% E, T, N, K, U, I, A: TANE, ATEA,
26% R, M, E, T, N, K, U, I, A: KARIKI, RATA, AMAKUA, MAUI, MIRU, MAKEMAKE, TINIRAU,
23% H, R, M, E, T, N, K, U, I, A: HI - IAKA, HAUMIA, HINA, HAUMEA,
16% O, H, R, M, E, T, N, K, U, I, A: ONO,
13% W, P, O, H, R, M, E, T, N, K, U, I, A: PAPA, PEKOI, IWA, TAWHAKI, KAMPUA’A, PELE, TAWHIRI,
6% L, G, W, P, O, H, R, M, E, T, N, K, U, I, A: RONGO, KAULU, KAWELO, TANGOROA,
3% V, F, L, G, W, P, O, H, R, M, E, T, N, K, U, I, A: TUMU - RA’I - FEUNA, VAHINE - HAE,
0% Z, X, Y, Q, S, J, B, C, D

Conclusion: originating in the A-I linguistic subgroup;
The earliest is at 33% with TU (God of War), KANA (Stretching Hero), TUNA (a great sea beast). Polynesian mythos peaks at 26%, dips at 16% and peaks a second time at 13% before declining down to 3%.