Wampar-english Dictionary : With An English-wampar Finder List
FISCHER Hans / BEER Bettina
- Paperback
- Edition: 1
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This ethnographic dictionary is the result of Hans Fischers long-term fieldwork among the Wampar, who occupy the middle Markham Valley in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG). Their language, Dzob Wampar, belongs to the Markham family of the Austronesian languages. Today most Wampar speak not only Wampar but also PNGs lingua franca, Tok Pisin. Six decades of Wampar research has documented the extent and speed of change in the region. Today, mining, migration and the commodification of land are accelerating the pace of change in Wampar communities, resulting in great individual differences in knowledge of the vernacular.
This dictionary covers largely forgotten Wampar expressions ...
Publication date: 2021-12-01
Publisher: ANU Press
Subjects:
Non-fiction, Education / Language / ESOL, Linguistics, Pasifika, Reference, Dictionaries, Published in Australia, Papua New Guinea
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