A grammar of Abma: a language of Pentecost Island, Vanuatu
- Description:
- The purpose of this study is to provide the first detailed grammatical description of the Abma language (previously referred to as Apma (Grimes 2000; Lynch and Crowley 2001)), based on its largest dialect, Suru Mwerani. This chapter places Abma within a linguistic, social, and educational context (§1.1) and looks at Abma's genetic affiliations (§ 1.2). Section § 1.3 looks at the three dialects of Abma and briefly examines the ways in which the other two dialects, Sum Rabwanga and Suru Kavian, are known to differ from the Sum Mwerani dialect....
- Display date:
- 2023
- Location:
- Vanuatu
- Format:
- book
- Collections:
- Australian National University Library
- Publisher:
- Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University
- Content partner:
- Australian National University Library
- Availability:
- Not specified
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