Languages of Banks

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Koro

Island name: Banks
Proto-language: PNV
Ross Clark (1985) local group / Tryon (1976) sub-group: Banks

Lakona

Island name: Banks
Proto-language: PNV
Ross Clark (1985) local group / Tryon (1976) sub-group: Banks
Other names: Lakon
Reading:
Codrington, R.H. 1885. The Melanesian languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press; pp.377-384.

Lehali

Island name: Banks
Proto-language: PNV
Ross Clark (1985) local group / Tryon (1976) sub-group: Banks
Other names: Leha, Norbarbar, Tekel, Ureparapara
Reading:
Codrington, R.H. 1885. The Melanesian languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press; pp.384-391.

Lehalurup

Island name: Banks
Proto-language: PNV
Ross Clark (1985) local group / Tryon (1976) sub-group: Banks
Other names: Rowa

Merlav

Island name: Banks
Proto-language: PNV
Ross Clark (1985) local group / Tryon (1976) sub-group: Banks
Reading:
Codrington, R.H. 1885. The Melanesian languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press; pp.357-367.

Mosina

Island name: Banks
Proto-language: PNV
Ross Clark (1985) local group / Tryon (1976) sub-group: Banks
Other names: Alo Teqel, Mosin, Vuras, Vureas
Reading:
Codrington, R.H. 1885. The Melanesian languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press; pp.345-357.

Mota

Island name: Banks
Proto-language: PNV
Ross Clark (1985) local group / Tryon (1976) sub-group: Banks
Reading:
Codrington, R.H. 1877. A sketch of Mota grammar. London: Gilbert & Rivington * As the title implies, this is an outline grammar of the Mota language.
Codrington, R.H. 1885. The Melanesian languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press; pp.253-310.
Codrington, R.H. & J. Palmer 1896. A dictionary of the language of Mota, Sugarloaf Island, Banks Islands. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge * Described by Tryon as "still perhaps the most complete dictionary available for any New Hebridean language to the present day ".
Gabelentz, H.C. von der 1873. Die melanesischen Sprachen nach ihrem grammatischen Bau und ihrer Verwandschaft unter sich und mit den Malaiisch-Polynesischen Sprachen. Abhandlungen der Königlich Sächsischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig, Philologisch-Historische Klasse 7:124.
Needham, R. 1964. The Mota problem and its lessons. JPS 73,3:302-314.
Walsh, D.S. 1963. Dictionaries versus informants: an aspect of glottochronology. Te Reo 6:30-38 * Compares the lexicostatistical results obtained in comparing the same six Oceanic languages (one of which is Mota) using dictionaries and informants as the sources of data, and shows that very different figures may emerge in each case.

Motlav

Island name: Banks
Proto-language: PNV
Ross Clark (1985) local group / Tryon (1976) sub-group: Banks
Other names: Beklag, Bun, Valuwa, Volow
Reading:
Codrington, R.H. 1885. The Melanesian languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press; pp.310-331.
Crowley, Terry In press. Mwotlap. To appear in John Lynch, Malcolm Ross and Terry Crowley (eds) The Oceanic languages. London: Curzon Press.
Kasarhérou, J. 1962. Les changements vocaliques de trois préfixes en motlav. Te Reo 5:32-34.

Nume

Island name: Banks
Proto-language: PNV
Ross Clark (1985) local group / Tryon (1976) sub-group: ?Banks
Other names: Gaua, Gog
Reading:
Codrington, R.H. 1885. The Melanesian languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press; pp.367-377.

Vatrata

Island name: Banks
Proto-language: PNV
Ross Clark (1985) local group / Tryon (1976) sub-group: Banks
Other names: Leon, Pak, Sasar
Reading:
Codrington, R.H. 1885. The Melanesian languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press; pp.332-344.

Wetamut

Island name: Banks
Proto-language: PNV
Ross Clark (1985) local group / Tryon (1976) sub-group: Banks
Other names: Dorig


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