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Kuanua, Teop, Ancient Greek (Rouse), Baniata language (Kari)

Layer: Arthur Capell recording collection
Link back to source:: https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/AC1/003
Type: Other

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Latitude: -6.4695
Longitude: 154.7405
Start Date: 1960-05-01
End Date: 1960-05-01

Description

Kuanua= Tolai, the Austronesian language centred on Rabaul and the Gazelle Peninsula, New Britain, PNG. -- Teop - Austronesian language of the north-central and north-east coastal regions of Bougainville, PNG. -- Ancient Greek - probably extracted from a recording based on a textbook by Rouse. -- Baniata - written elsewhere as 'Banyata', a Papuan language spoken in the lower two thirds of Rendova Island, Central Solomons. ' Kari' refers to John Kari, a chief of the Baniata side of Rendova island. Note in box replicates index information but after Side 2, entry is added 'Chn talk', where Chn=children. See also tapes 004 to 006, 111,113. Although tape box indicates Kuanua, native speaker of Kuanua (Steven Gagau) can not identify any Kuanua on either Side A or B. He notes that at some point on Side B the researcher introduces a language in Lumi District, West Sepik

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tbc697

Source

https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/AC1/003

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