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Series VES - Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo Island
Santo main island and off-shore island languages and dialects, West Santo S/Group
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Date Range1880s - 1957?, first record late 1880s, last record after 1957
Quantity1.44 cm, 46 items
ProvenanceCapell, Arthur
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This series contains material from Espiritu Santo Island, concentrating on the Santo language (spoken on the main island) and the offshore languages (the West Santo Sub-group). It includes comparative vocabulary, phrase and sentence lists (Sakau-English, English-Sakau-Tolamako-Nokulu-Tanoa-Tasiriki-Mato, and Araki-English), texts in local languages, correspondence between Capell and K.R. Anderson, C. Williamson, M.A. Williams, notes on the phonemics of Tangoan, notes on the grammar of local languages, and maps showing the local language distribution.

Located at 15.39° S and 166.85° E in the Pacific Ocean, Espiritu Santo (Spanish: Holy Ghost) is the largest island in the nation of Vanuatu with a surface area of 3955.5 kmē and belongs to the archipelago of the New Hebrides in the Pacific region of Melanesia.

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

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AC2-VES101 Sakau vocabulary, East Santo, Sakau-English.
Santo main island and off-shore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Manuscript. Includes notes of vocabulary and grammar for adjacent languages. In Capell's hand. Includes map of Santo's cultural regions.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES101
Date range no date    Quantity 0.11 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES101 Series VES
AC2-VES102 Vocabulary for the language of Sakau, E. Santo, N.H.
Santo main island and off-shore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Manuscript.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES102
Date range no date    Quantity 0.05 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES102 Series VES
AC2-VES103 Letter to Capell from K.R. Anderson, Hog Harbour, Santo.
Santo main island and off-shore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Manuscript. Deals with social organisation issues including marriage customs, avoidance practices. Included is an H.H. vocabulary and sentences in Capell's hand.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES103
Date range 16 April 1955    Quantity 0.04 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES103 Series VES
AC2-VES104 [Comparative word lists] English-Sakau-Big Bay (Tolamako]-Nokulu-Tanoa-Tasiriki-Mato.
Santo main island and off-shore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Manuscript (pencil). In Capell's hand.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES104
Date range no date    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES104 Series VES
AC2-VES105a Revised Melanesian word list. Big Bay [Tolomako language]. Together with "Story from Big Bay, North Santo in English-Tolomako".
Santo main island and off-shore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Typescript, annotations in ink. Confider was Shem of Tangoa Training Inst.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES105a
Date range ca 1956    Quantity 0.05 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES105a Series VES
AC2-VES105b 71 sentences, Big Bay [Tolomako], together with second untitled story.
Santo main island and off-shore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Typescript/manuscript. Shem of Big Bay.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES105b
Date range ca 1956    Quantity 0.04 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES105b Series VES
AC2-VES106 Revised Melanesian word list. Valpei, West Santo, English-Valpay vocabulary plus 71 sentences and untitled story.
Santo main island and off-shore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Typescript/manuscript. Compiler was Ezekiel from Valpei. Note: the items 5(a)-(b) and 6 can be dated according to letter in item 9, below.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES106
Date range ca 1956    Quantity 0.07 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES106 Series VES
AC2-VES107 Letter to Capell form Rev C. Williamson of Sutherland (formerly of Tangoa Training Inst.).
Santo main island and off-shore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Typescript. Contains translations in Tangoa language of the Prodigal Son Story. Transcribed from the Tangoan Hymn Book (1930), and attributable to the Rev F.C. Bowie.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES107
Date range 16 June 1955    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES107 Series VES
AC2-VES108 Revised Melanesia word list. Tangoa, South Santo.
Santo main island and off-shore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Typescript, annotations in ink. Appears to have been compiled by M.A. Williams, Tangoa Training Inst., with inked additional words from Pastor Solomon.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES108
Date range ca 1955 or 1956    Quantity 0.03 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES108 Series VES
AC2-VES109 Letter to Capell from M.A. Williams of the Tangoa Training Inst, re collecting words and stories and mentions informants responsible for folios 5(a)-(b) and 6, above.
Santo main island and off-shore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Typescript.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES109
Date range 15 October 1956    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES109 Series VES
AC2-VES21 Phonemics of Tangoan. By W. Bandin(?)
Main island and off-shore island languages/dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Typescript. Reference to adjacent language/dialects, publications in or about the Tangoa language. Specifies a number of informants including the Tangoan Chief Moli Rani, Pastor Sale Rua Ianorvari of Araki, and Vutmatmesi of Tongoa. Discusses phonemic system and gives utterance/text examples.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES21
Date range no date, but on basis of references ca 1955 or 1956    Quantity 0.05 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES21 Series VES
AC2-VES22A Letter to Capell from H.A. Williams, Tangoa Training Inst, outlining the orthography of the accompanying word lists and texts.
Main island and off-shore island languages/dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Typescript. It also foreshadows the submission of data from Big Bay informants.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES22A
Date range 22 January 1957    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES22A Series VES
AC2-VES22B Revised Melanesian word list: Araki, S. Santo.
Main island and off-shore island languages/dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Typescript. Informant identified as Varisipiti of Araki Island (aka Vari).

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES22B
Date range ca 1957    Quantity 0.03 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES22B Series VES
AC2-VES22C 71 sentences and an untitled story in Araki from informant Varisipiti.
Main island and off-shore island languages/dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Manuscript.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES22C
Date range ca 1956 or 1957    Quantity 0.04 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES22C Series VES
AC2-VES22D Two stories: The Fowl and the Scrub Duck; The Story about the Fish Called Redmouth.
Main island and off-shore island languages/dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Typescript and ink. From informant Varisipiti. In English-Araki.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES22D
Date range ca 1956 or 1957    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES22D Series VES
AC2-VES23A Correspondence and linguistic materials sent to Dr Gunn by the Rev. J. Annaud of Tongoa. Response to Gunn's eight questions on indigenous belief.
Main island and off-shore island languages/dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Manuscript, ink.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES23A
Date range 17 June 1889    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES23A Series VES
AC2-VES23B Correspondence and linguistic materials sent to Dr Gunn by the Rev. J. Annaud of Tongoa. Vocabulary of Santo language near Tangoa/Mr Annaud.
Main island and off-shore island languages/dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Manuscript, ink.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES23B
Date range no date, but probably as about late 1880s    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES23B Series VES
AC2-VES23C Correspondence and linguistic materials sent to Dr Gunn by the Rev. J. Annaud of Tangoa. Vocabulary of Santo [Nguga, West of Santo].
Main island and off-shore island languages/dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Manuscript, ink. In two different hands, probably Gunn and educated informant (Annaud?).

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES23C
Date range Late 1880s    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES23C Series VES
AC2-VES23D Correspondence and linguistic materials sent to Dr Gunn by the Rev. J. Annaud of Tangoa. Letter to Gunn from J. Annaud re mission life at Tangoa, political concernc and some notes on language.
Main island and off-shore island languages/dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Manuscript, ink.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES23D
Date range 25 November 1891    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES23D Series VES
AC2-VES241 Two Tongoan stories. (1) The Dove and the Rat, by Ezekiel of Valpei, at Tongoa Training Institute.
Main island and off-shore island languages/dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Manuscript.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES241
Date range 29 August 1955    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES241 Series VES
AC2-VES242 Two Tongoan stories. (2) Untitled story by Opasi of Hokua, W. Santo (Valpay), at TTI.
Main island and off-shore island languages/dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Manuscript.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES242
Date range 28 December 1955    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES242 Series VES
AC2-VES301 Preliminary East Santo Vocabulary
Santo Main Island and off-shore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Typescript, pencil additions. Plus chart of phonetic system (Capell's hand). Possibly Sakau.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES301
Date range no date    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES301 Series VES
AC2-VES302 Sakau Text II with interlineal gloss[ary] in English. Together with Sakau translation of Luke 15: 11-32.
Santo Main Island and off-shore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Manuscript. In Capell's hand.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES302
Date range no date    Quantity 0.03 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES302 Series VES
AC2-VES303 T. Santos Dialects. Author unknown./Comparative vocabularies; English-Nogugu-Tasiriki-Tangea-Malo-Sakau
Santo Main Island and off-shore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES303
Date range no date    Quantity 0.03 cm,
Inventory Identifier VES303 Series VES
AC2-VES304 Vocabulary: Unidentified Vanuatu Language.
Santo Main Island and offshore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Typescript/manuscript.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES304
Date range no date    Quantity 0.08 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES304 Series VES
AC2-VES305 Santo: Introduction.
Santo Main Island and offshore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Manuscript. In Capell's hand. Map of Santo and its settlements. On reverse of page 3 is a letter from the linguist S. Churchward regarding Polynesian prefixes (dated 14 February 1957).

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES305
Date range after 1957    Quantity 0.03 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES305 Series VES
AC2-VES306 Sakau Text I. The Story of Araki Island, Hog Harbour. Sakau Text II, untitled.
Santo Main Island and offshore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo I.
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Typescript. Interlineal gloss[ary] in English.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES306
Date range no date    Quantity 0.03 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES306 Series VES
AC2-VES307 Santo East - Sakau.
Santo Main Island and offshore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espirilu Santo I.
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Typescript. An introduction to the language by Capell. Discussed the Maria Sakau dialects.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES307
Date range no date    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES307 Series VES
AC2-VES308 Santo and Neighbourhood.
Santo Main Island and offshore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espirilu Santo I.
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Typescript. Notes from letters of T.T. Barnard to S.H. Ray. Probably compiled by Capell. Conatins word lists, relationship terms, maps of Santos and Big Bay area. Refers to Sakau, Maria, Hill and Coast people dialects, and Marino (South Santo)= Akei.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES308
Date range no date    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES308 Series VES
AC2-VES309 Hog Harbour (Dist Sakau Lonoch, White Sands Bay), East Santo.
Santo Main Island and offshore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espirilu Santo I.
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Manuscript. Linguistic information in letter to Capell from L.S. Anderson, East Santo. Some short Biblical translations.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES309
Date range 12 August 1927    Quantity 0.03 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES309 Series VES
AC2-VES310 Ake (Upper Navaka) = Akie (on the upper reaches of the Navaka River, S.W. Santo).
Santo Main Island and offshore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espirilu Santo I.
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Manuscript. Vocabulary. Akie-English. Capell's hand. On reverse is Lenakel Text which has been copied to Lenakel files.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES310
Date range no date    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES310 Series VES
AC2-VES311 Papa Ahatu sei na jara Tangoa by Langilosu of Tangoa.
Santo Main Island and offshore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espirilu Santo I.
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Manuscript.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES311
Date range no date    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES311 Series VES
AC2-VES41 Nokuku story. Oti he Ululsori kin wula.
Main island and off-shore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo.
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Manuscript. By Peter of Nokuku, West Santo at Tangoa Training Institute.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES41
Date range no date    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES41 Series VES
AC2-VES42 Lulusi Vorea Lukte Ulia zara vitinana. 15/11 takuni komi 1/u.
Main island and off-shore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo.
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Manuscript. Text in Tasiriki, by R. Tosusu.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES42
Date range no date    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES42 Series VES
AC2-VES43 Letter to Capell from Hugh Punter, Presbyterian Mission, Hog Harbour, E. Santo.
Main island and off-shore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo.
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Manuscript. Refers to Capell's survey of Oceanic languages then under way. Notes also four languages in this area - Sakau, Big Bay, Shark Bay (Litaro) and an inland language 7h south of Big Bay (Leira - possibly Loredia-Karkor[?].

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES43
Date range 6 August 1955    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES43 Series VES
AC2-VES44 [Notes on Vanuatu languages]. Hog Harbour-Nokuku-Tasmani (Tisman)-Malekula.
Main island and off-shore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo.
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Manuscript, fading pencil.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES44
Date range no date    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES44 Series VES
AC2-VES45 Preliminary Malo and English vocabulary.
Main island and off-shore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo.
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Manuscript. [A very early compilation by Capell, soon after leaving university.] Pages are deteriorating.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES45
Date range 26 August 1922    Quantity 0.06 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES45 Series VES
AC2-VES46 Luke Ch. 15: 22-32. Ateriboa language, S.E. Malo. [Ataripoe dialect of Malo].
Main island and off-shore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo.
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Manuscript/typescript. By Tom Vanua, of Avuntare, Malo. Covering letter to Capell from Graham Miller, Tangoa. Also refers to a cultural phenomenon, the Naked Cult.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES46
Date range 23 November 1951    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES46 Series VES
AC2-VES47 Notes on Malo.
Main island and off-shore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo.
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Manuscript. Unknown writer. Comments on personal articles, pronouns, prefixes etc.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES47
Date range no date    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES47 Series VES
AC2-VES48 Part of letter sent ot Capell, probably by H.A. Williams.
Main island and off-shore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo.
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Typescript. Some notes on language (Araki). Note on informant's name (Ezekiel).

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES48
Date range 28 January 1956    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES48 Series VES
AC2-VES49 Letter to Capell from K.L. Anderson, Hog Harbour, Santo.
Main island and off-shore island languages and dialects, Vanuatu - Espiritu Santo.
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Manuscript. Extensive note on social organisation, grammatical structures.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES49
Date range 20 November 1926    Quantity 0.06 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES49 Series VES
AC2-VES501 Letter to Capell from N.A. Williams, Tangoa Training Institute.
W. Santo S/Group, Vanuatu, Espiritu Santo Island.
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Typescript. Refers to work produced by Shem of Big Bay, consisting mainly of a story in the language of that region [Tolomako, aka Marma].

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES501
Date range 14 March 1957    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES501 Series VES
AC2-VES502 Occurence (sic) of feminine prefix in Santo (Tismulum, S.W. Santo.) Word list and cultural notes.
W. Santo S/Group, Vanuatu, Espiritu Santo Island.
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Typescript. Informant may have been Nogugato Tismilum (or these may be village names). Language is probably Tangoa.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES502
Date range no date    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES502 Series VES
AC2-VES503 Comparative word list. Samoan-Tasiriki [=Aki].
W. Santo S/Group, Vanuatu, Espiritu Santo Island.
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Manuscript. Capell's hand.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES503
Date range no date    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES503 Series VES
AC2-VES504 Marina vocabulary.
W. Santo S/Group, Vanuatu, Espiritu Santo Island.
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Manuscript. In Capell's hand. Alphabetical marker at foot of each page. Aging paper.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES504
Date range Probably 1920s    Quantity 0.05 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES504 Series VES
AC2-VES505 Tangoa texts and questions in English.
W. Santo S/Group, Vanuatu, Espiritu Santo Island.
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Typescript. Source unknown.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VES505
Date range no date    Quantity 0.16 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VES505 Series VES
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