Series VMAEWO - North Vanuatu - Maewo Island
Central Maewo


Date Rangeno date
Quantity0.08 cm, 2 items
ProvenanceCapell, Arthur
Description

This series contains material from Maewo Island, concentrating on the Central Maewo language. It includes typed lists of Maewo words and sentences (untranslated).

Penama is a province of Vanuatu, occupying the islands of Ambae, Maewo, and Pentecost. The name Penama is derived from the initial letters of Pentecost, Ambae (Aoba) and Maewo. It has a population of 28,960 people and an area of 1,198 kmē. Its capital is Longana.

For more information: External site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penama

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08  Vanuatu - Regions and Languages


Inventory Listing

AC2-VMAEWO101 O Gato Ta Central Maewo
Central Maewo, Maewo Island, North Vanuatu
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Typescript, some annotations. Word list and 71 sentences in the central Maewo language. No author.

Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VMAEWO101
Date range no date    Quantity 0.04 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier MAEWO101 Series VMAEWO
AC2-VMAEWO102 Similar word list and 71 sentences in Central Maewo.
Central Maewo, Maewo Island, North Vanuatu
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Typescript/manuscript. There are some differences and different sentences are written in pencil. At the top of page 2/1 is the word Laube; is this the informant's name, a dialect name, or the place of collection?

Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VMAEWO102
Date range no date    Quantity 0.04 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier MAEWO102 Series VMAEWO

Published by the Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures,
Listed by Peter Newton, Austehc and PARADISEC
HTML edition Nicholas Thieberger
Updated 11 October 2006
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