Trans-New Guinea (8)

Websites in Papuan

1. A Grammar of Bilua: A Papuan language of the Solomon Islands
   Synopsis of the book by Kazuko Obata.
   http://pacling.anu.edu.au/catalogue/540.html
   
   
2. Abakwi
   The language of the Ndake of the Mamberamo Basin of Irian Jaya, on the Island of New Guinea. Phonology, grammar and texts.
   http://www.eyebiter.com/linguine/abakwi/
   
   
3. Archives of PapuanLanguages List
   An archive of the Papuan Languages mailing list.
   http://listserv.linguistlist.org/archives/papuanlanguages.html
   
   
4. Holle Lists: Vocabularies in Languages of Indonesia, Vol.5/1: Irian Jaya: Austronesian Languages; Papuan Languages, Digul Area
   Full text of the book by W. A. L. Stokhof on Austronesian and Papuan languages of Irian Jaya.
   http://www.papuaweb.org/dlib/bk/pl/D52/_toc.html
   
   
5. Holle Lists: Vocabularies in Languages of Indonesia, Vol.5/2: Irian Jaya: Papuan Languages, Northern Languages, Central Highlands Languages
   Full text of the book by W. A. L. Stokhof on Papuan Languages of irian Jaya.
   http://www.papuaweb.org/dlib/bk/pl/D53/_toc.html
   
   
6. I'saka
   A grammar sketch of the I'saka (Krisa) langauge of Papua New Guinea, including word lists and sample stories.
   http://courses.nus.edu.sg/course/ellmd/I'saka.html
   
   
7. Language Museum - Iatmul
   The Lord's Prayer in the Iatmul Language.
   http://www.language-museum.com/i/iatmul.htm
   
   
8. Languages of Irian Jaya, Checklist: Preliminary Classification, Language Maps, Wordlists
   Full text of the book edited by C. L. Voorhoeve on Austronesian and Papuan languages.
   http://www.papuaweb.org/dlib/bk/pl/B31/_toc.html
   
   
9. Meyah Morphology and Syntax
   Abstract of a thesis by Gilles G. Gravelle on the Meyah Language.
   http://www.ntu.edu.au/education/csle/theses/gravelle.html
   
   
10. Mpur
    A summary of the linguistic situation of the Mpur Language in the Manokwari area.
    http://www.papuaweb.org/bib/hays/loc/MPUR.pdf
    
    
11. Mpur
    A brief survey of Mpur by Cecilia Odé, including sample texts.
    http://www.iias.nl/iias/research/ode/wwwOptiwaWEB.pdf
    
    
12. Papuan Language Families and Genera
    Classification of some of the better-known Papuan languages of Papua-New Guinea, eastern Indonesia and the Solomon Islands.
    http://linguistics.buffalo.edu/people/faculty/dryer/dryer/papuan
    
    
13. Papuan Languages - Digul Area
    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 Uwimerah, Uwimerah Proa Bivouac, and Uwimerah (Source).
    http://www.papuaweb.org/dlib/bk/pl/D52/02.pdf
    
    
14. Papuan Languages and the New Guinea Linguistic Scene
    Full text of the landmark book edited by S. A. Wurm on Papuan languages of New Guinea.
    http://www.papuaweb.org/dlib/bk/pl/C38/_toc.html
    
    
15. Papuan Pasts Conference
    Abstracts of a November 2000 conference on the origins of Papuan-speaking peoples.
    http://rspas.anu.edu.au/linguistics/PapuanPasts/discipline.html
    
    
16. Peta Bahasa - Papua - Language Maps
    Language maps of Irian Jaya from Pacific Linguistics, Australian National University.
    http://www.papuaweb.org/gb/peta/pl/
    
    
17. Project Tidore: A Linguistic Description of a Papuan Language of North Halmahera, Indonesia (NIWI)
    English abstract for a Dutch dissertation on Tidore by M. van Staden.
    http://www.niwi.knaw.nl/en/oi/nod/onderzoek/OND1244820/toon
    
    
18. Pronouns as a Preliminary Diagnostic for Grouping Papuan Languages
    A draft of the paper presented at the Papuan Pasts conferency by Malcolm Ross.
    http://rspas.anu.edu.au/linguistics/mdr/Papuan%20Pasts%20paper.pdf
    
    
19. Saving Rare Language a Wordy Cause
    News article on writing the grammar of Adang, a language of Alor Island.
    http://www.usyd.edu/publications/news/2K06intNews/2K6int_language.html
    
    
20. Saweru Phonology and Orthographic Prelude
    An essay on Saweru phonology and orthography by Mark Donohue.
    http://courses.nus.edu.sg/course/ellmd/Saweru/Saweruorth.pdf
    
    
21. Saweru Wordlist
    A Saweru-Indonesian-English word list.
    http://courses.nus.edu.sg/course/ellmd/Saweru/Sawerudict.pdf
    
    
22. Skou
    Research papers on the Skou language of northern New Guinea, including background, history, grammar, phonology and a dictionary.
    http://courses.nus.edu.sg/course/ellmd/Skou/index.html
    
    
23. Split Intransitivity and Saweru
    An essay on Saweru grammar by Mark Donohue.
    http://courses.nus.edu.sg/course/ellmd/Saweru/Saweru.pdf
    
    
24. The Languages of East Timor: Some Basic Facts
    A summary of the Austronesian and Papuan languages of East Timor, including the numbers in each language.
    http://www.ocs.mq.edu.au/~leccles/langs.html
    
    
25. The Variable Foot in Saweru
    An essay on stress patterns in the Saweru Language.
    http://courses.nus.edu.sg/course/ellmd/Saweru/Sawerustress.pdf
    
    
26. The West Papuan Phylum Revisited: The Genetic Status of the Yapen Island Languages
    An analysis of the relationship between West Papuan Languages on Yapen Island.
    http://courses.nus.edu.sg/course/ellmd/Saweru/YapenWPP.pdf
    
    
27. Topics in the Grammar of Kuot, a Non-Austronesian Language of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
    Includes maps, sociologic background, phonology, word classes, morphology, references and sample texts.
    http://www.ling.su.se/staff/evali/thesis/Kuot-PhD.html
    
    

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