Languages of Epi
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Baki
Island name: Epi
Proto-language: PCV
Ross Clark (1985) local group / Tryon (1976) sub-group: Epi
Other names: Burumba
Reading:
Fraser,
R.M. 1891. [Grammar of Bakian (Epi)]. In D. MacDonald
(ed.), South Sea languages: A series of studies on the languages of the New
Hebrides and other South Sea islands, vol. 2: Tangoan-Santo, Malo, Malekula,
Epi (Baki and Bierian), Tanna,
and Futuna. Melbourne: Trustees of the Public Library, Museums, and National
Gallery of Victoria; pp.73-97.
Ray, Sidney H. 1889. Sketch
of Api grammar. Journal of the Anthropological Institute 18:295-303.
Ray,
Sidney H. 1926. A comparative study of the
Melanesian island languages. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; pp.245-258.
Bierebo
Island name: Epi
Proto-language: PCV
Ross Clark (1985) local group / Tryon (1976) sub-group: Epi
Other names: Bonkovia,
Cokopue,
Nambakura, Yevali
Reading:
Codrington,
R.H. 1885. The Melanesian languages. Oxford:
Clarendon Press; pp.469-470.
Bieria
Island name: Epi
Proto-language: PCV
Ross Clark (1985) local group / Tryon (1976) sub-group: Group 21 (Maii, Bieria)
Other names: Howana
Reading:
Fraser,
R.M. 1891. [Grammar of Bierian (Epi)].
In D. MacDonald (ed.), South Sea languages: A series of studies on the languages
of the New Hebrides and other South Sea islands, vol. 2: Tangoan-Santo,
Malo, Malekula, Epi (Baki and Bierian), Tanna, and Futuna. Melbourne:
Trustees of the Public Library,
Museums, and National Gallery of Victoria; pp.98-107.
Lewo
Island name: Epi
Proto-language: PCV
Ross Clark (1985) local group / Tryon (1976) sub-group: Epi
Other names: Laevo,
Lamenu, Maluba
Reading:
Early, Robert
1991. Lewo. In Darrell T. Tryon (ed.), Comparative Austronesian dictionary:
An introduction to Austronesian studies. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter;
pp.823-826.
Early, Robert 1993. Nuclear layer serialization
in Lewo. OL 32,1:65-93 * Shows how the process of incorporation has
progressed to such an extent
that most serialised verbs are now basically verbal suffixes, and no longer occur
as verbs in their own right.
Early, Robert 1993. The tripartite
negative in Lewo. In Peter Kahrel & René Van Den Berg (eds.), Typological
studies in negation. Amsterdam: John Benjamins [Typological
studies in language 29] * Looks at the typologically unusual system of
three separate particles being used together to mark a clause as negative.
Maii
Island name: Epi
Proto-language: PCV
Ross Clark (1985) local group / Tryon (1976) sub-group: Group
21 (Maii, Bieria)
Other names: Mae-Morae, Mari
Reading:
Tryon, D.T.
F/c. Mae-Morae and the languages of Epi. In John Lynch & Fa'afo Pat (eds.),
Oceanic studies: Proceedings of the First International Conference
on Oceanic Linguistics. Canberra: PL * Looks in some detail
at the morphophonemics of stem-initial consonant alternation in verbs and other
morpheme-classes.
Tasiko
Island name: Epi
Proto-language: PCV
Ross Clark (1985) local group / Tryon (1976) sub-group: ?
Other names: Lemaroro
Reading:
Codrington,
R.H.
1885. The Melanesian languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press; pp.470-471.
Ray,
Sidney H. 1926. A comparative study of the
Melanesian island languages. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; pp.236-245.