book chapter

Part one: Kilivila grammar

Kilivila : the language of the Trobriand Islands, by Gunther Senft • Berlin • Published In 1986 • Pages: 1-173

By: Senft, Gunther.

Abstract
This document is part one of Senft's study of Kilivila, an Austronesian language spoken by approximately 20,600 people living on the Trobriand islands in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Part two, a dictionary of the language, is not included. This work begins with a few introductory remarks on the Kilivila language, and then proceeds to a study of phonology and grammar, with emphasis on the latter. The section on grammar concludes with a discussion on style, illustrated by three sample texts, and a syntactic analysis of a Kilivila sentence. The study concludes with the presentation of a brief Kilivila/English and English/Kilivila dictionary.
Subjects
Language
Grammar
Phonology
Sociolinguistics
Linguistic identification
Literary texts
culture
Trobriands
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Melanesia
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Linguist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle
Field Date
no date -- 15 months [p. 4]
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Tauwema, Kaileuna Island, Papua New Guinea
Notes
[by] Gunther Senft
LCCN
86016484
LCSH
Kilivilian language