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Series VFA - Vanuatu - Futuna and Aniwa Islands
Futuna and Aniwa (Polynesian languages)
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Date Range1891 - 29 October 1958
Quantity0.91 cm, 14 items
ProvenanceCapell, Arthur
Description

Futuna is an island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the French territory of Wallis and Futuna. It is one of the Horne Islands (Alofi being the other).

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

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AC2-VFA101 Untitled - Collection of words, phrases, etc. in Aniwa/Futuna.
Futuna - Aniwa PN languages, Vanuatu - Futuna and Aniwa Islands
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Manuscript [very poor condition]. 40 page exercise book (no cover). Pages 15-19 are blank. In hand of Rev. W. Gunn. Informants are named at top of pages 1, 12, 31 and 37 (original pagination).

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VFA101
Date range early 20th century    Quantity 0.17 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VFA101 Series VFA
AC2-VFA102 Kaipapa.
Futuna - Aniwa PN languages, Vanuatu - Futuna and Aniwa Islands
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Manuscript [very poor condition]. Elicited words/phrases from informant Kaipapa. Probably taken down by Rev. W. Gunn.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VFA102
Date range early 20th century    Quantity 0.03 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VFA102 Series VFA
AC2-VFA103 Untitled notebook, no cover - Includes Futunese pronouns and other Futunese words, phrases and verb forms.
Futuna - Aniwa PN languages, Vanuatu - Futuna and Aniwa Islands
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Manuscript [very poor condition]. Nominally 40 pages, 4-7 and 17-24 (original pagination) are blank. Informants are named at top of pages 10 & 25 (original pagination). Principal writer is probably the Rev. W. Gunn, but added material is in Capell's hand.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VFA103
Date range early 20th century and later    Quantity 0.18 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VFA103 Series VFA
AC2-VFA104 Futunese Vocabulary by William Gunn, Futuna.
Futuna - Aniwa PN languages, Vanuatu - Futuna and Aniwa Islands
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Manuscript. Erratically paginated exercise book (St Peter's School Home Series No. 3).

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VFA104
Date range probably early 20th century (or even earlier)    Quantity 0.15 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VFA104 Series VFA
AC2-VFA105 Untitled collection of Aniwa/Futuna words, phrases and other material.
Futuna - Aniwa PN languages, Vanuatu - Futuna and Aniwa Islands
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Manuscript. Possibly by Gunn and later by Capell. Pages are badly damaged, with parts missing. Some very basic salvage wok has been carried out to allow reproduction. Pages are randomly sorted.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VFA105
Date range probably early 20th century    Quantity 0.06 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VFA105 Series VFA
AC2-VFA106 Letter to Capell from Cooper (Presbyterian Mission, Whitesands, Tanna).
Futuna - Aniwa PN languages, Vanuatu - Futuna and Aniwa Islands
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Typescript. Gives map of four villages on Aniwa. Other matters refer to the Aneitym Prime.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VFA106
Date range 29 October 1958    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VFA106 Series VFA
AC2-VFA107 Untitled Aniwa and/or Futuna Island words, phrases, verb forms, kinship notes.
Futuna - Aniwa PN languages, Vanuatu - Futuna and Aniwa Islands
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Manuscript [very bad state]. Probably by Gunn

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VFA107
Date range early 20th century [Gunn], 1920s [Capell]    Quantity 0.07 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VFA107 Series VFA
AC2-VFA108 Tasi afasauga I a amojihjiki (Futunese text).
Futuna - Aniwa PN languages, Vanuatu - Futuna and Aniwa Islands
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Typescript plus annotations. Writer unidentified, but typing and annotations are definitely by Capell.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VFA108
Date range no date    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VFA108 Series VFA
AC2-VFA109 "The position of women in Futuna and Aniwa…".
Futuna - Aniwa PN languages, Vanuatu - Futuna and Aniwa Islands
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Typescript. Extract from a longer, unidentified text by Capell. (Original pages 62-63).

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VFA109
Date range no date    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VFA109 Series VFA
AC2-VFA110 Futuna [verbal system notes].
Futuna - Aniwa PN languages, Vanuatu - Futuna and Aniwa Islands
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Manuscript. In Capell's hand.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VFA110
Date range no date    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VFA110 Series VFA
AC2-VFA111 FA Phonetic Laws.
Futuna - Aniwa PN languages, Vanuatu - Futuna and Aniwa Islands
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Typescript. Notes attributable to Capell. Futuna and Aniwa with contrasts with other languages. Paper deteriorating.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VFA111
Date range no date    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VFA111 Series VFA
AC2-VFA112 Article: Reduplication in West Futuna. By Janet W.D. Dougherty (MIT).
Futuna - Aniwa PN languages, Vanuatu - Futuna and Aniwa Islands
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Typescript. Complementary copy to Capell, whose unpublished Futuna-Aniwa Dictionary is cited.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VFA112
Date range no date    Quantity 0.14 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VFA112 Series VFA
AC2-VFA113 Photographs of Futuna people taken by Rev J. Lawrie of Aneityum between 1891 and 1894.
Futuna - Aniwa PN languages, Vanuatu - Futuna and Aniwa Islands
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Black and white photographs and typescript. Originals held in the Mitchell Library, Sydney, NSW.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VFA113
Date range 1891 - 1894    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VFA113 Series VFA
AC2-VFA114 Untitled - response to Rev. W. Gunn.
Futuna - Aniwa PN languages, Vanuatu - Futuna and Aniwa Islands
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Manuscript. Unidentified missionary response to questions posed by the Rev. W. Gunn.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VFA114
Date range 1890s    Quantity 0.03 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier VFA114 Series VFA
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