The Korowai of Irian Jaya : their language in its cultural context / Gerrit J. van Enk and Lourens de Vries.

By:

Enk, Gerrit J. van

Contributor(s):

Vries, Lourens de

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; 9.Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 321 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

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online resource

ISBN:

1423759230
9781423759232
1602561257
9781602561250
9786610452743
6610452741

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Korowai of Irian Jaya.DDC classification:

499/.12 21

LOC classification:

PL6621.K68 E55 1997eb

Other classification:

18.95
73.64

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Contents:

Abbreviations and Symbols; Map 1 Irian Jaya with inset of the Korowai area; Map 2 Korowai area; Map 3 Languages of the Korowai area; Map 4 Korowai clan territories; 1 The Korowai People; 2 Korowai Phonemes and Morphophonemics; 3 Morphology; 4 Patterns of Coherence; 5 Korowai Kinship Terminology; 6 Korowai Texts; Appendix 1 Korowai-Kombai Basic Lexical Items; Appendix 2 Vocabulary; Appendix 3 Indonesian Loanwords; Appendix 4 Korowai Inhabitants of desa Yaniruma and desa Manggél; Appendix 5 References to the Korowai in the Magazine Tot aan de einden der aarde; Notes; References; Index.

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Summary: A compilation of basic linguistic and anthropological information about a tribe in Irian Jaya (the western half of New Guinea). Untouched by the modern world, they are threatened by the larger Indonesian society. This work systematically examines their language, oral literature and ethnography.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-302) and index.

A compilation of basic linguistic and anthropological information about a tribe in Irian Jaya (the western half of New Guinea). Untouched by the modern world, they are threatened by the larger Indonesian society. This work systematically examines their language, oral literature and ethnography.

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