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Series VSEFAT - Vanuatu - Efate Island
South Efate language and dialects
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Date Rangec. 1959
Quantity1.03 cm, 15 items
ProvenanceCapell, Arthur
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This series contains material from Efate Island, concentrating on the South Efate language and its dialects. It includes texts in Ifira, typed English translations of Eton folk stories, comparative vocabulary, phrase, and sentence lists (English-Lelepa, and English-multiple Vanuatu languages), and biblical extracts in Eton, Erakor, and Havannah Harbour.

Located at 16.69° S and 168.36° E in the Pacific Ocean, Efate is an island in The Republic of Vanuatu (Shefa Province). It is the most populous (approx. 50000) island in Vanuatu; in terms of land area (899.5 kmē) Efate is Vanuatu's third largest island. Most inhabitants of Efate live in Port Vila, the national capital. It has a maximum height of 647 m.

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

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08  Vanuatu - Regions and Languages

Inventory Listing

AC2-VSEFAT101 Language primer: Atusi Tinorua.
Ifira language, Vanuatu - Efate Island, South of Havannah Harbour.
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Typescript/drawings. Ifira Tenuku, Efate, New Hebrides. Stitched booklet. 24 pp.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VSEFAT101
Date range ca 1959    Quantity 0.14 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier SEFAT101 Series VSEFAT
AC2-VSEFAT102 Suamburas.
Story in English from Eton village - Efate Island, South of Havannah Harbour.
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Typescript. Given by Kalkau of Eton Village, Efate and sent to Capell by C.D. Johnson of Onesua High School, East Efate in standard English [local story].

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VSEFAT102
Date range no date    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier SEFAT102 Series VSEFAT
AC2-VSEFAT103 'A oa 'Etua [story of a black, long-legged waterbird = oa]
South Efate language and dialects, Vanuatu - Efate Island, South of Havannah Harbour.
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Manuscript. Language not identified, but possibly a South Efate dialect. Contains a short set of lexical items with Erakor. Capell's hand.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VSEFAT103
Date range no date    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier SEFAT103 Series VSEFAT
AC2-VSEFAT104 Lelepa Island, phrases and sentences.
South Efate language and dialects, Vanuatu - Efate Island, South of Havannah Harbour.
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Typescript. Probably compiled by Capell.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VSEFAT104
Date range no date    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier SEFAT104 Series VSEFAT
AC2-VSEFAT201 Untitled. Comparison of 39 words in Efatese across a range of PN, MN and IN languages in Oceania, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific.
Efatese, Efate Island, Vanuatu.
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Manuscript. In Capell's hand.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VSEFAT201
Date range no date    Quantity 0.13 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier SEFAT201 Series VSEFAT
AC2-VSEFAT301 Quill Exercise book (96pp).
Efate, Vanuatu.
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Manuscript.
A. New Hebredies (sic) vocabularies: Nguna-Efate (pp 1-54)
B. Polynesian languages: Emwae, Fira-Mele (=Fila-Mele), Futuna, Aniwa (pp 55-65).
C. Tanna dialects (pp 66-77).
D. Efate dialects (pp 78-89).
E. Tanna verbal systems (pp 90-96).

Note: Page number references are to the original numbers recorded in ink by the compiler (A. Capell). However, for archival purposes the pages contain numbers in pencil indicating folio number and including title page. These files are in AC2-EFAT302-11.

Image 39 is out of focus.

Registered in the Paradisec Store as EFAT301.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VSEFAT301
Date range no date    Quantity 0.48 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier EFAT301 Series VSEFAT
AC2-VSEFAT302 Draft paper. A vocabulary of Mele and Fila words. By Samuel H. Elbert. Fila-Mele - English.
Efate, Vanuatu.
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Typescript. This is a Polynesian language spoken in Port-Vila, Efate. The author names his main informants (Pastor Sope and Elder Kalmetak of Mele; Chief Kalsakan, Pastor Saurai and Dr. John Kalsa - of Fila).

Registered in the Paradisec Store as EFAT302.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VSEFAT302
Date range no date    Quantity 0.09 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier EFAT302 Series VSEFAT
AC2-VSEFAT303 Eton sentences.
Efate, Vanuatu.
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Manuscript. Compiler unidentified. 71 sentences in Eton dialect of South Efate (in pencil).

Registered in the Paradisec Store as EFAT303.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VSEFAT303
Date range no date    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier EFAT303 Series VSEFAT
AC2-VSEFAT304 Language of Eton, North Hebrides.
Efate, Vanuatu.
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Manuscript. St Luke, Ch 15: 11-23. By Eddie Karris of Eton.

Registered in the Paradisec Store as EFAT304.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VSEFAT304
Date range no date    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier EFAT304 Series VSEFAT
AC2-VSEFAT305 Nguna-Tongoa, Luke 15.
Efate, Vanuatu.
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Typescript. Nguna-Tongoa - English interlinear gloss[ary]. Compiled by Capell. Unknown informant. Tongoa is an alternate name for Nguna which is a dialect of North Efate.

Registered in the Paradisec Store as EFAT305.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VSEFAT305
Date range no date    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier EFAT305 Series VSEFAT
AC2-VSEFAT306 Lelepa Prodigal son text.
Lelepa language, Efate, Vanuatu.
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Typescript. Efatese - English interlinear gloss[ary]. Compiled by Capell, unknown informant.

Registered in the Paradisec Store as EFAT306.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VSEFAT306
Date range no date    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier EFAT306 Series VSEFAT
AC2-VSEFAT307 Prodigal son text in Erakor, a dialect of South Efate.
Efate, Vanuatu.
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Typescript. No English interlinear gloss[ary]. Compiled by Capell. Unknown informant.

Registered in the Paradisec Stroe as EFAT307.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VSEFAT307
Date range no date    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier EFAT307 Series VSEFAT
AC2-VSEFAT308 Prodigal son text - Efate dialects.
Penciled heading 'Eratap', Efate, Vanuatu.
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Dialect only. No English interlinear gloss[ary]. Compiled by Capell with suprasegmentals added. Unknown informant.

Registered in the Paradisec Store as EFAT308.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VSEFAT308
Date range no date    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier EFAT308 Series VSEFAT
AC2-VSEFAT309 Prodigal son text - Efate dialects. Eton.
Efate, Vanuatu.
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Dialect only. No English interlinear gloss[ary]. Compiled by Capell with suprasegmentals added. Unknown informant.

Registered in the Paradisec Store as EFAT309.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VSEFAT309
Date range no date    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier EFAT309 Series VSEFAT
AC2-VSEFAT310 Prodigal son text - Efate dialects - Havannah Harbour.
Efate, Vanuatu.
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Dialect only. No English interlinear gloss[ary]. Compiled by Capell with suprasegmentals, unknown informant.

Registered in the Paradisec Store as EFAT310.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VSEFAT310
Date range no date    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier EFAT310 Series VSEFAT
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