Woleaian-English Dictionary
This was the first dictionary compiled for the language spoken on Woleai Atoll in the Caroline Islands. The dictionary contains some 6,200 Woleaian entries and an English-Woleaian finder list of about 4,000 entries. The Woleaian entries are based on an alphabetic system of orthography developed by t...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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University of Hawai'i Press
1976
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| Series: | PALI Language Texts-Micronesia
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| Online Access: | DOAB: download the publication DOAB: description of the publication |
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| Summary: | This was the first dictionary compiled for the language spoken on Woleai Atoll in the Caroline Islands. The dictionary contains some 6,200 Woleaian entries and an English-Woleaian finder list of about 4,000 entries. The Woleaian entries are based on an alphabetic system of orthography developed by the authors. Each entry also contains, where appropriate, the following parts: loan source, alternant forms, part of speech or word-class, grammatical notes, definitions, phrase examples, sentence examples, synonyms, antonyms, and cross-references. |
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| ISBN: | j.ctv9hvsvr 9780824882273 9780824804152 |
| Access: | Open Access |