Details

Latitude

-10.078

Longitude

148.023

Start Date

1980-01-01

End Date

1980-01-01

Side A: Vilirupu (Aroma) A B C D_part Side B: Hula A B C 1. List of words organised in groups. a) Parts of the body of a man His head, His hair, his eye, his mouth, his tongue, his tooth, his neck, his hand, her breast, his belly, his leg, his skin, his blood, his fat, his heart, his liver. Comment: Only the part - breast refers to her as a woman. b) Stars- Sun, moon, stars. c) The parts of a tree. d) Parts of a domesticated animal - pig, dog. e) Everything that is connected to fire - Ash, smoke f) Everything pertaining to a bird - Feathers, eggs, g) Length, Size and Shape, Long, round, h) Quality - New, good, i) Temperature j) Colours 2. Verbs ‘to be’ a) He eats b) He sleeps c) He speaks d) He cries e) He dies 3. Question Words - Who, what, 4. This, that, 5. Numbers 6. Relationships 7. Ownership 8, Pronouns 9. Verb +S 10. Food Note: Some words became something else.Example: squeeze – ghori (scrape) The second half of the tape is music. Transcribed by Eileen Bobone (Steven Gagau, January 2021)

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