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Series VNMALV - Vanuatu - North Malekula (above Line from Bushman's Bay to Dixon Reef)
Comparative vocabularies - North Malekula Group
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Date Rangec. 1936 - 1 January 1968
Quantity0.51 cm, 18 items
ProvenanceCapell, Arthur
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Malakula Island is located at 16.30° S and 167.50° E in the Pacific Ocean region of Melanesia. Is second largest island of the archipelago of the New Hebrides and is a constituent part of the nation of Vanuatu.

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

An alternate spelling of Malekula Island is Malakula Island.

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AC2-VNMALV101a Letter to Capell from E.A. Corbette (missionary, Bushman's Bay, Malekula).
Comparative vocabularies - North Malekula Group, Vanuatu - North Malekula (above line from Bushman's Bay to Dixon Reef).
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Manuscript. Ref. To set of 7 vocabularies collected in North Cape-Bangor-Bushman's Bay-Port Sandwich region. North Malekula dialect relstionships. Some dialects nearly extinct. Comments on local beliefs in tribal origins and movements. Criticism of published material derived from secondary sources by "the bird collector" Harnsson: oft[?] of and in collecting linguistic, folklore and other information.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VNMALV101a
Date range 27 November 1937    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier NMALV101a Series VNMALV
AC2-VNMALV101b Letter to Capell from E.A. Corbette (missionary, Bushman's Bay, Malekula).
Comparative vocabularies - North Malekula Group, Vanuatu - North Malekula (above line from Bushman's Bay to Dixon Reef).
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Manuscript. Ref. To second set of vocabularies "which exepting [sic] the salt-water dialects - i.e. N.E. coast & Small Islands - give egery dialect spoken from just north of Druato the extreme south of the island". Comments on Southern dialects, phonology, language names and their distribution. Identifies Tobah and Botoruma as sub-dialects of Maragows.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VNMALV101b
Date range 29 December 1937    Quantity 0.03 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier NMALV101b Series VNMALV
AC2-VNMALV101c Letter to Capell from E.A. Corbette (missionary, Bushman's Bay, Malekula).
Comparative vocabularies - North Malekula Group, Vanuatu - North Malekula (above line from Bushman's Bay to Dixon Reef).
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Manuscript. Foreshadows set of vocabularies for Port Sandwich, Vao and adjacent language areas. Comments on paucity of folk tales. Population originson movements. Transfer of legends and myths during inter-island travel.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VNMALV101c
Date range 14 February 1938    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier NMALV101c Series VNMALV
AC2-VNMALV101d Letter to Capell from E.A. Corbette (missionary, Bushman's Bay, Malekula).
Comparative vocabularies - North Malekula Group, Vanuatu - North Malekula (above line from Bushman's Bay to Dixon Reef).
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Manuscript. Ref. Vocabulary (Port Stanley) from Ft Bancard. Phonetic system "French not English". Unable to collect -Vao material. Hopes to collect in the Maskeleyne Islands. Intends to publish vocabularies, descriptions of people, customs, folktales.

 Control AC2-VNMALV101d
Date range 21 March 1938    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier NMALV101d Series VNMALV
AC2-VNMALV102a Coloured chart of N. Malekula language/dialect areas, produced by E.A. Corlette.
Comparative vocabularies, North Malekula Group, Vanuatu - N. Malekula (above line Bushman's Bay to Dixon Reef).
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Manuscript, ink/pencil. On tracing paper with fabric backing.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VNMALV102a
Date range late 1937    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier NMALV102a Series VNMALV
AC2-VNMALV102b Small annotated map prepared by Capell and based on 2(a).
Comparative vocabularies, North Malekula Group, Vanuatu - N. Malekula (above line Bushman's Bay to Dixon Reef).
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Manuscript, ink/crayon.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VNMALV102b
Date range ca 1938    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier NMALV102b Series VNMALV
AC2-VNMALV103 Letter to Capell from Gregory Fox.
Comparative vocabularies, North Malekula Group, Vanuatu - N. Malekula (above line Bushman's Bay to Dixon Reef).
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Typescript. Ref. To Big Nambas language. Discrepancies in the work of Corlette and Jameson. Comments of other N. Malekula linguistic matters.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VNMALV103
Date range 1 January 1968    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier NMALV103 Series VNMALV
AC2-VNMALV104 Big Nambas Language Primer - Finen Tuat Language.
Comparative vocabularies, North Malekula Group, Vanuatu - N. Malekula (above line Bushman's Bay to Dixon Reef).
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Typescript. Author unknown but certainly typed by Capell. Variant form of Big Nambas-English sentences. Four informants are named: Vitarnlni, Vitarsal, Teipa and Taui.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VNMALV104
Date range no date    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier NMALV104 Series VNMALV
AC2-VNMALV105a North Malekula Comparative Vocabularies from Rev E.A. Corlette.
Comparative vocabularies, North Malekula Group, Vanuatu - N. Malekula (above line Bushman's Bay to Dixon Reef).
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Manuscript. Key to dialects spoken in Northern and Central Malekula: Malva Bay and N.W. Coast, Tinambrit-Big Nambas, Maragaus, Laravat, Winiv-Lambumba, Port Stanley, Uripiv, Wala-Rano, Vao, Small Nambas, Nevaar-Nevaat, Wuli-Mindu.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VNMALV105a
Date range 28 November 1937    Quantity 0.03 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier NMALV105a Series VNMALV
AC2-VNMALV105b North Malekula Comparative Vocabularies from Rev E.A. Corlette.
Comparative vocabularies, North Malekula Group, Vanuatu - N. Malekula (above line Bushman's Bay to Dixon Reef).
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Manuscript, ink/pencil. Comparative vocabularies of N.W. Coast-Wowo-Big Nambas-Small Nambas.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VNMALV105b
Date range 28 November 1937    Quantity 0.06 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier NMALV105b Series VNMALV
AC2-VNMALV105c North Malekula Comparative Vocabularies from Rev E.A. Corlette.
Comparative vocabularies, North Malekula Group, Vanuatu - N. Malekula (above line Bushman's Bay to Dixon Reef).
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Manuscript, ink/pencil. Comparative vocabularies of Bushman's Bay dialects: Wuli-Nevaat-Winiv.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VNMALV105c
Date range 28 November 1937    Quantity 0.06 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier NMALV105c Series VNMALV
AC2-VNMALV105d North Malekula Comparative Vocabularies from Rev E.A. Corlette.
Comparative vocabularies, North Malekula Group, Vanuatu - N. Malekula (above line Bushman's Bay to Dixon Reef).
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Manuscript, ink/pencil. Two dialects of Maragaus viz. Tobah and Boturuma and one dialect Boinelang, plus coloured map.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VNMALV105d
Date range 28 November 1937    Quantity 0.07 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier NMALV105d Series VNMALV
AC2-VNMALV105e North Malekula Comparative Vocabularies from Rev E.A. Corlette.
Comparative vocabularies, North Malekula Group, Vanuatu - N. Malekula (above line Bushman's Bay to Dixon Reef).
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Manuscript, ink/pencil. English-Port Sandwich vocabulary.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VNMALV105e
Date range 28 November 1937    Quantity 0.06 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier NMALV105e Series VNMALV
AC2-VNMALV106 Notes (by Capell) on North Malekula languages: Coastal-Small Numbeas-Middle Nambas-Big Nambas.
Comparative vocabularies, North Malekula Group, Vanuatu - N. Malekula (above line Bushman's Bay to Dixon Reef).
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Manuscript[?]. Based on reading of Harnson, Geog. Journal August '36.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VNMALV106
Date range ca 1936    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier NMALV106 Series VNMALV
AC2-VNMALV107 Primitive elements in N. Malekula.
Comparative vocabularies, North Malekula Group, Vanuatu - N. Malekula (above line Bushman's Bay to Dixon Reef).
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Manuscript. Notes by Capell.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VNMALV107
Date range no date    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier NMALV107 Series VNMALV
AC2-VNMALV108 Phonetic tables in a number of North Malekula languages/dialects.
Comparative vocabularies, North Malekula Group, Vanuatu - N. Malekula (above line Bushman's Bay to Dixon Reef).
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Manuscript. In Capell's hand.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VNMALV108
Date range no date    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier NMALV108 Series VNMALV
AC2-VNMALV109 Notes on un-named dialect reported by Deacon.
Comparative vocabularies, North Malekula Group, Vanuatu - N. Malekula (above line Bushman's Bay to Dixon Reef).
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Manuscript. In Capell's hand. Believed to be big Nambas.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VNMALV109
Date range no date    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier NMALV109 Series VNMALV
AC2-VNMALV110 Grammatical notes on North Malekula languages including Lagalag, Tobah, Malua, Larevat, Port Stanley, Big Namba & Winiv.
Comparative vocabularies, North Malekula Group, Vanuatu - N. Malekula (above line Bushman's Bay to Dixon Reef).
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Manuscript.

 Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VNMALV110
Date range no date    Quantity 0.06 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier NMALV110 Series VNMALV
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