Series VPAAPAA - Vanuatu - Paama and Lopevi Islands
Paama language and dialect notes


Date Range6 June 1956? - 2 August 1956?
Quantity0.07 cm, 5 items
ProvenanceCapell, Arthur
Description

Records described by P.J.F. Newton, 14 March 2005 under the registration: ACP/ VAN/PAA-Paa.

Malampa is a province of Vanuatu, occupying the islands of Malakula, Vao, Atchim, Ambrym and fourteen others (of which at least four are inhabited). The name Malampa is derived from the initial letters of the four largest islands: Malakula, Lopevi, Ambrym and Paama. It has a population of 36,100 people and an area of 2,779 km˛. Its capital is Lakatoro.

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

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AC2-VPAAPAA1a Letter to Capell from J. Poon, Presbyterian Mission, Paama, regarding orthography, sentences and Paama grammar.
Refers also to material sent with each letter
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Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VPAAPAA1a
Date range 6 June 1956 - 2 August 1956    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Formats General Correspondence
Inventory Identifier VPAAPAA1a Series VPAAPAA
AC2-VPAAPAA1b Work list and sentences from 'Silas'. Titled 'N.H. Paama'
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Manuscript.

Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VPAAPAA1b
Date range 1956?, no dates given    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Formats Lists
Inventory Identifier VPAAPAA1b Series VPAAPAA
AC2-VPAAPAA2 Revised Melanesian word list: Paama. Possibly came from J. Poon
(see item AC2-VPAAPAA1a)
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Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VPAAPAA2
Date range 1956?, no date given    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Formats Lists
Inventory Identifier VPAAPAA2 Series VPAAPAA
AC2-VPAAPAA3 Sentences - Paamese. Possibly J. Poon
(see item AC2-VPAAPAA1A)
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Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VPAAPAA3
Date range 1956?, no date given    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Formats Lists
Inventory Identifier VPAAPAA3 Series VPAAPAA
AC2-VPAAPAA4 Paama texts: 1. The Prodigal Son, Luke 15:11-32; 2. Untitled ['Ehon hariri KurKat …']
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Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-VPAAPAA4
Date range 1956?, no date given    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Formats Loose Notes
Inventory Identifier VPAAPAA4 Series VPAAPAA

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