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Series VPENRA - Vanuatu - North Pentecost Island
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Date Range1870? - c. 1958, first record is late 19th century
Quantity0.19 cm, 10 items
ProvenanceCapell, Arthur
Description

Pentecost Island is one of the 83 islands that make up the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu. It lies 190 km (118 miles) due north of capital Port Vila. Pentecost Island is known as Pentecôte in French.

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

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08  Vanuatu - Regions and Languages

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AC2-VPENRA101 Letter to Capell from Walter Ivens, Ashfield, Kent, referring to Ivens' interest in Oceanic Demonstratives and Capell's own interest.
Raga, Vanuatu - Pentecost Island North.
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Manuscript. The letter contains a 3 page attachmentin Ivens' name, with references to Mota, Atchin, Raga, Oba and other languages of Northern Vanuatu.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VPENRA101
Date range 27 August 1936    Quantity 0.03 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier PENRA101 Series VPENRA
AC2-VPENRA102 Letter to Capell from Walter Ivens.
Raga, Vanuatu - Pentecost Island North.
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Manuscript. Further comments on NH (Vanuatu) demonstratives, with the attachment "The Raga Demonstrative gabe", which contains comparative notes on other Vanuatu languages.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VPENRA102
Date range 7 October 1936    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier PENRA102 Series VPENRA
AC2-VPENRA103 Central Raga vocabulary and sentences.
Raga, Vanuatu - Pentecost Island North.
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Typescript/manuscript, pencil and ink. In two parts: (a) Central Raga, English-Raga vocabulary and sentences. Possibly collected by Judith Butu (first five sides). (b) Bwatnapni Central Raga. Comparative sentences [the Bwatnapni language is called Apma]. The final page is signed by J. Butu (last three sides).

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VPENRA103
Date range 27 February 1937    Quantity 0.04 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier PENRA103 Series VPENRA
AC2-VPENRA104 New Hebrides. Vunmarama.
Raga, Vanuatu - Pentecost Island North.
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Manuscript, ink. N. end of Whitsuntide I. Araga. Contains numerals, pronouns and other grammatical information, plus sentences in Raga. Whitsuntide was an earlier name for Pentecost Island.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VPENRA104
Date range no date, late 19th century    Quantity 0.03 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier PENRA104 Series VPENRA
AC2-VPENRA105 North Raga, a collection of sentences.
Raga, Northern Vanuatu - Pentecost Island
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Manuscript. In Capell's hand.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VPENRA105
Date range no date    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier PENRA105 Series VPENRA
AC2-VPENRA106 N. Raga. Social Structure.
Raga, Northern Vanuatu - Pentecost Island
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Manuscript. Capell's hand.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VPENRA106
Date range no date    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier PENRA106 Series VPENRA
AC2-VPENRA107 Note from Archdeacon B. Godfrey (formerly with the Melanesian Mission on Pentecost).
Raga, Northern Vanuatu - Pentecost Island
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Manuscript. Reference to Nduindui language of Aoba. Writing seems to be Capell's.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VPENRA107
Date range no date    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier PENRA107 Series VPENRA
AC2-VPENRA108 Letter to Capell from Richard B. Laue (Melanesian Mission, Oba, N.H.).
Raga, Northern Vanuatu - Pentecost Island
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Manuscript. Mainly concerned with N. Pentecost (Raga). Some language comments. Comments also on ethnographic matters, especially the cultural division between North and South Pentecost.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VPENRA108
Date range no date (ca 1958)    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier PENRA108 Series VPENRA
AC2-VPENRA109 Further letter to Capell from Walter Ivens with comments on Raga words and phrases.
Raga, Northern Vanuatu - Pentecost Island
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Manuscript. Mention of Capell's application for a Leverhulme Research Fellowship.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VPENRA109
Date range 4 November 1936    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier PENRA109 Series VPENRA
AC2-VPENRA110 Letter to Cepell from Walter Ivens.
Raga, Northern Vanuatu - Pentecost Island
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Manuscript. Re affixes in North Raga dialect, with examples and queries.`

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VPENRA110
Date range 28 June 1937    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier PENRA110 Series VPENRA
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