The immediate ancestor of Polynesian culture is referred to as Lapita, a complex culture extending from the Bismarck Archipelago to Tonga and Samoa.

波利尼西亚文化的嫡祖是“拉皮塔文化”，其最早发源于俾斯麦群岛，后延伸至汤加与萨摩亚群岛形成一个文化圈。

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Within the span of several centuries, the Lapita stretched the boundaries of their world from the jungle — clad volcanoes of Papua New Guinea to the loneliest coral outliers of Tonga.

在几个世纪的时间里，拉皮塔人扩展了他们的边界，从巴布亚新几内亚的丛林覆盖的火山延伸到汤加最孤独的珊瑚离群。

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The problem with this story is that it fails to explain why the tsunami struck Iceland, as opposed to, say, Tonga.

这个故事的问题在于它不能解释海啸袭击爱尔兰，相反说，海啸袭击汤加。

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But Wales were beaten 19-10 in the semi-finals by Canada, who lost to Tonga 14-12 in the Plate final.

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Kelly was delighted with his side's response after their 22-20 defeat to Tonga in their opening pool game last week.

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After a 33-7 defeat to Tonga on Friday, Wales got back on track on Saturday with a 61-0 thumping of Chinese Taipei.

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