Papuan Natural Languages Linguistics

Anything related to the Papuan (or non-Austronesian) languages. Papuan languages often have complex grammars, especially compared to their neighboring Austronesian languages.

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• - A grammar sketch of the I'saka (Krisa) language of Papua New Guinea, including word lists and sample stories.
  
• - A brief survey of Mpur by Cecilia Odé, including sample texts.
  
• - The language of the Ndake of the Mamberamo Basin of Irian Jaya, on the Island of New Guinea. Phonology, grammar and texts.
  
• - News article on writing the grammar of Adang, a language of Alor Island.
  
• - An analysis of the relationship between West Papuan Languages on Yapen Island.
  
• - A Saweru-Indonesian-English word list.
  
• - Brief description and list of languages in this phylum.
  
• - English abstract for a Dutch dissertation on Tidore by M. van Staden.
  
• - Full text of the landmark book edited by S. A. Wurm on Papuan languages of New Guinea.
  
• - Includes maps, sociologic background, phonology, word classes, morphology, references and sample texts.
  
• - A summary of the Austronesian and Papuan languages of East Timor, including the numbers in each language.
  
• - Abstract of a thesis by Gilles G. Gravelle on the Meyah Language.
  
• - Research papers on the Skou language of northern New Guinea, including background, history, grammar, phonology and a dictionary.
  
• - A draft of the paper presented at the Papuan Pasts conferency by Malcolm Ross.
  
• - An archive of the Papuan Languages mailing list.
  
• - An essay on Saweru phonology and orthography by Mark Donohue.
  
• - Full text of the book by W. A. L. Stokhof on Papuan Languages of irian Jaya.
  
• - Synopsis of the book by Kazuko Obata.
  
• - Linguistic information (including word lists and maps) from languages spoken in the Digul River area (eastern part of Irian Jaya). The languages are: Central/Lower Uwimerah, Digul Mandobo, Kaôh, Mappi, Muyu, Tanah Merah languages (several), Upper Uwimera
  
• - An essay on Saweru grammar by Mark Donohue.
  
• - Language maps of Irian Jaya from Pacific Linguistics, Australian National University.
  
• - Abstracts of a November 2000 conference on the origins of Papuan-speaking peoples.
  
• - Classification of some of the better-known Papuan languages of Papua-New Guinea, eastern Indonesia and the Solomon Islands.
  
• - Description of and list of phyla in the Papuan languages.
  
• - An essay on stress patterns in the Saweru Language.
  
• - Brief description of the phonology and grammar of Rotokas.
  
• - Full text of the book edited by C. L. Voorhoeve on Austronesian and Papuan languages.
  
• - Full text of the book by W. A. L. Stokhof on Austronesian and Papuan languages of Irian Jaya.
  
• - The Lord's Prayer in the Iatmul Language.
  
  

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