Alfurianadj.n.

Brit.

/alˈfʊərɪən/, U.S.

/ælˈfʊriən/

Forms: 1800s– Alforian, 1800s– Alfurian.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Alfur n., -ian suffix.

Etymology: < Alfur n. + -ian suffix. Compare French Alfourien , noun and adjective (mid 18th cent. or earlier). Compare earlier Alfurese n.

Now chiefly historical.

A. adj.

Of or relating to the Alfur, or to their language or languages; = Alfurese adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > Polynesian, Melanesian, and Micronesian > [adjective]

Alfurian1839

Melanesian1849

Austronesian1903

Melanesoid1932

Pasifika1974

1839 S. G. Morton Crania Americana 7 (list) The Hottentot Family... The Oceanic-Negro Family... The Australian Family... The Alforian Family.

1844 J. C. Prichard Res. Physical Hist. Mankind (ed. 3) IV. 492 To inquire further into the history of these barbarous tribes in the Japanese islands, and to compare their dialects with those of the Papuan and Alfurian races.

1880 B. H. Hodgson Misc. Ess. relating to Indian Subj. II. vii. 87 This remarkable..feature of a dual and two plurals... The same peculiarity belongs to the Tagalan and Alforian languages.

1974 H. Kroeskamp Early Schoolmasters in Developing Country ii. 49 Foreign blood mingled with the original Alfurian nucleus of the population at an early stage.

2006 K. Hack & T. Rettig Colonial Armies in Southeast Asia i. 3 Moluccan, Timorese, Alfurian and Madurese soldiers took part in the Dutch conquest of Indonesia.

B. n.

= Alfur n., Alfurese n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > Polynesian, Melanesian, and Micronesian > [noun]

Polynesian1807

Alfur1814

Oceanian1822

Tikopian1832

kanaka1840

Alfurian1842

Melanesian1845

Cook Islander1888

Micronesian1900

Pasifika1997

1842 W. S. W. Ruschenberger tr. J. A. Comte & H. Milne-Edwards Mammalogy iii. 32 Of the barbarous and miserable people to whom the name of Alforians, or Alfores has been given, we have very little knowledge.

1868 E. Steane Proc. Amsterdam Conf. Evangelical Alliance 1867 719 All..would rather learn Dutch, than be educated as Alfurians.

1901 Bot. Gaz. 32 221 This portion of Ceram is very sparsely settled,..during the whole time..we saw only two or three native Alfurians.

1999 J. de Moor in D. Killingray & D. Omissi Guardians of Empire iii. 64 The ‘martial caste’ of the ‘Ambonese’ was..totally artificial. It included not only men from Ambon, but also..the Kei Islands, Manadonese..and Alfurians from Ternate and Halmahera.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alfurian
释义	Alfurianadj.n. Brit. /alˈfʊərɪən/, U.S. /ælˈfʊriən/ Forms: 1800s– Alforian, 1800s– Alfurian. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Alfur n., -ian suffix. Etymology: < Alfur n. + -ian suffix. Compare French Alfourien , noun and adjective (mid 18th cent. or earlier). Compare earlier Alfurese n. Now chiefly historical. A. adj. Of or relating to the Alfur, or to their language or languages; = Alfurese adj. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Polynesian, Melanesian, and Micronesian > [adjective] Alfurian1839 Melanesian1849 Austronesian1903 Melanesoid1932 Pasifika1974 1839 S. G. Morton Crania Americana 7 (list) The Hottentot Family... The Oceanic-Negro Family... The Australian Family... The Alforian Family. 1844 J. C. Prichard Res. Physical Hist. Mankind (ed. 3) IV. 492 To inquire further into the history of these barbarous tribes in the Japanese islands, and to compare their dialects with those of the Papuan and Alfurian races. 1880 B. H. Hodgson Misc. Ess. relating to Indian Subj. II. vii. 87 This remarkable..feature of a dual and two plurals... The same peculiarity belongs to the Tagalan and Alforian languages. 1974 H. Kroeskamp Early Schoolmasters in Developing Country ii. 49 Foreign blood mingled with the original Alfurian nucleus of the population at an early stage. 2006 K. Hack & T. Rettig Colonial Armies in Southeast Asia i. 3 Moluccan, Timorese, Alfurian and Madurese soldiers took part in the Dutch conquest of Indonesia. B. n. = Alfur n., Alfurese n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Polynesian, Melanesian, and Micronesian > [noun] Polynesian1807 Alfur1814 Oceanian1822 Tikopian1832 kanaka1840 Alfurian1842 Melanesian1845 Cook Islander1888 Micronesian1900 Pasifika1997 1842 W. S. W. Ruschenberger tr. J. A. Comte & H. Milne-Edwards Mammalogy iii. 32 Of the barbarous and miserable people to whom the name of Alforians, or Alfores has been given, we have very little knowledge. 1868 E. Steane Proc. Amsterdam Conf. Evangelical Alliance 1867 719 All..would rather learn Dutch, than be educated as Alfurians. 1901 Bot. Gaz. 32 221 This portion of Ceram is very sparsely settled,..during the whole time..we saw only two or three native Alfurians. 1999 J. de Moor in D. Killingray & D. Omissi Guardians of Empire iii. 64 The ‘martial caste’ of the ‘Ambonese’ was..totally artificial. It included not only men from Ambon, but also..the Kei Islands, Manadonese..and Alfurians from Ternate and Halmahera. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1839
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