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Guide to Newspapers of Hawaii, 1834-2000

By: Helen G. Chapin

...press in the world. The languages in which newspapers have been printed include the indigenous Hawaiian, plus English, Chinese, Filipino (in several dialects), Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Micronesian, Portuguese, Samoan, Tongan, and Vietnamese. There have also been papers in English produced by specific ethnic or cultural groups: Hispanic, Jewish, and African American....

...Establishment, Filipino, Government, Hawaiian, Hispanic, Independent, Indonesian, Japanese, Jewish, Korean, Labor, Micronesian, Military, Plantation, Portuguese, Prison, Samoan, Schools, Sports, Tongan, Tourist, Underground, Vietnamese, and Unclassified. As to languages, there are 11: Chinese, English, Filipino, Hawaiian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Samoan, Spanish (His...

...donesian -- 119 -- Japanese -- 119 -- Jewish -- 121 -- Korean -- 121 -- Labor -- 121 -- Micronesian -- 122 -- Military -- 122 -- Plantation -- 123 -- Portuguese -- 124 -- Prison -- 124 -- Samoan -- 124 -- School -- 124 -- Sports -- 124 -- Tongan -- 125 -- Tourist -- 125 -- Unclassified -- 125 -- Underground -- 125 -- Vietnamese -- 125 -- Newspapers in Print by Years 1834–2...

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The World Factbook: 1987

By: Central Intelligence Agency

...- gion); 1% Christian and Jewish Language: Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects Infant mortality rate: 106/1,000 (1984) Life expectancy: 60 Lite... ...: 68% Roman Catholic, 20% Protestant, about 12% indigenous beliefs Language: Portuguese (official); various Bantu dialects Infant mortality rate: 148/... ... about 12% indigenous beliefs Language: Portuguese (official); various Bantu dialects Infant mortality rate: 148/1,000 (1983) Life expectancy: men 40.... ... Ethnic divisions: almost entirely of black African origin; some of British, Portuguese, Lebanese, and Syrian origin Religion: Anglican (predominant),... ...er Protestant sects, some Roman Catholic Language: English (official), local dialects Infant mortality rate: 31.5/1,000 (1985) Life expectancy: 70 Lit... ...cian, and Jewish minority Language: Dutch (official), Papiamento (a Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, English dia- lect), English (widely spoken), Spanish L... ...ian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism Language: Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects most widely spoken dialect is Dzongkha (official); Nepalese spea... ....45% Nationality: noun Brazilian(s); adjec- tive Brazilian Ethnic divisions: Portuguese, Italian, German, Japanese, black, Amerindian; 55% white, 38% ... ..., 6% black, 1% other Religion: (1980) 89% Roman Catholic (nominal) Language: Portuguese (official), English Infant mortality rate: 70/1,000 (1986) Lif...

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The Religious Dimension

By: Donald Broadribb

...e at Lourdes. Another well-known ap- pearance was to three children in the Portuguese village of Fati- ma in 1917, which also led to the building of a... ... everyday speech. Himself part Iroquois, Hewitt spoke four of the Iroquois dialects 129 as well as fluent English, and he was ethnologist to the Iroqu... ...A. Gibson, a full blood Seneca chief who knew English and all the Iroquois dialects (Fenton, 1962). Hewitt translated the Iroquois word “orenda” as “m... ...Iroquois League was composed of five peoples with five different Iroquoian dialects: Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca. Eventually a sixth ...

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