Boondocks Boondocks The boondocks is an American expression that stems from the Tagalog word "bundók" ("mountain"). It originally referred to a remote rural area, but now it is often applied to an out-of-the-way city or town considered backward and unsophisticated. It can also designate a 'mountain'. The expression was introduced to English by U.S. military personnel fighting in the Philippine–American War (1899-1902). It derives from the Tagalog word ""bundók"", which means "mountain". According to military historian Paul A. Kramer, the term originally had "connotations of bewilderment and confusion", due to the guerrilla warfare in which the soldiers were engaged. In the
Austronesian hypothesis rice throughout early island Southeast Asia, this created a black hole in the hypothesis, allowing us to come to the conclusion that the language may not have spread through migrations outside of Southeast Asia. Austronesian hypothesis The Austronesian hypothesis investigates the widespread radiation of Austronesian languages and speakers out of Asia. The original hypothesis was posed by linguist Robert Blust and later articulated from an archaeological point of view by Peter Bellwood called the “Out of Taiwan” theory. Wilhelm Solheim critiques this hypothesis in his "Nusantao Model" or the “Island People” theory; and new, additional models were formed by Stephen