Kilivila: The Language of the Trobriand Islanders

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Part One Kilivila Grammar 1. Preface 2. An Introduction to Kilivila 3. Phonology 3.1. The Phoneme 3.2. The Syllable 3.3. Stress 4. Parts of Speech – Inflectional Morphology 4.1. The Verb 4.2. The Noun 4.3. Pronouns 4.4. Excursus on Classifiers or “Classificatory Particles“ 4.5. Numerals, Numeral Compounds, and Measures 4.6. Adjectives 4.7. Adverbs 4.8. Prepositions 4.9 Connectives 4.10 Negation 4.11. Particles and Interjections 5. Syntax 5.1 The Noun Phrase 5.2. Word Order 5.3. Clause Types 6. A Brief Excursus on Style 6.1. Some General and Miscellaneous Remarks on Stylistic Features in Kilivila 6.2. On Address 7. Syntactic Analysis of a Kilivila Sentence and three Sample Texts with Morpheme-Interlinear and Free Translation 8. In lieu of Concluding Remarks References Appendix A. Notes on the History of Research on Austronesian Languages in Papua New Guinea, especially in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea Appendix B. Selected Bibliography on Linguistic Research on Austronesian Languages with the Emphasis on Languages in Milne Bay Province and on Anthropological Research in Milne Bay Province Part Two Kilivila – English / English – Kilivila Dictionary Directions for the Use of the Dictionary Abbreviations used in this Dictionary References Kilivila-English Dictionary Pictorial Illustrations English-Kilivila Dictionary