This series contains material from Treasury Island (in the Solomon Islands), concentrating on the Mono language. It includes a short set of handwritten Mono sentences translated into English, not in Capell’s hand.

Treasury Islands (7°20'60"S, 155°34'0"E) are a small group of islands a few kilometers to the south of Bougainville and 24 kilometers from the Shortland Islands. They form part of the Solomon Islands group. The two largest islands in the Treasuries are Mono Island and the smaller Stirling Island. The deep water straights between these two islands is called Blanche Harbor.

For more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasury_Islands

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06  Solomon Islands - Regions and Languages