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Item details
Item ID
AC1-405
Title Multiple PNG languages
Description This item was received digitally from AIATSIS with Australian content removed from field tape 405.


Notes from Newton report:
Playing times are in minutes. -- Side 1: -- Ungarinjin, N.W. Australia 0-9 = Ungarinyin, an Aboriginal language of the Central Kimberley, N.W. Australia. See also tape 235. -- Dinggaina, N.Guinea 10-15 - Possibly Degeman, a coastal Papuan language around the township of Saure Madang Province, PNG. -- Urat II, N.G. 16-20 - Papuan language in Torricelli Mts, W.Sepik Province, PNG. -- Kwale, Papua 21-5 - Papuan language between Hunter and Kemp Walsh Rivers, Central Province, PNG. -- Mewun, Makekula N.H. 26-30 - Dialect of Austronesian South West Bay language, Malekula Island, Vanuatu. -- Side 2: -- Mewun (contd) 0-5 - As above. -- Aitape, N.G. 6-11 - Coastal Austronesian language Tumleo, around Aitape township, W.Sepik Province PNG. -- Ali, N.G. 12-17 - Coastal Austronesian language between towns of Paup and Yakamul and offshore islands, W.Sepik Province, PNG. -- Arop, N.G. 18-23 - Dialect of Austronesian language Lukep, on Long Island, Crown Island and adjacent mainland coast, Madang Province, PNG. -- Basilaki, Papua 24-9 - Austronesian language Kehela, Basilaki Island, Milne Bay Province, PNG.

Side B comments from listening:
MEWUN
Singing of hymn
oration
AITAPE
Bible passages
ALI
The two roads reading
AROP
The two roads reading
About Jesus
BASILAKI
Bible passages
Origination date 1970-01-01
Origination date free form 1950-1970
Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/AC1/405
URL
Collector
Arthur Capell
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Language as given Dinggaina, Urat II, Kwale, Mewun, Makekula, Aitape, Ali, Arop, Basilaki
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Originating university University of Sydney
Operator Jodie Kell
Data Categories primary text
Data Types Sound
Discourse type formulaic_discourse
Roles Arthur Capell : recorder
DOI 10.4225/72/56E97E120C8C2
Cite as Arthur Capell (collector), Arthur Capell (recorder), 1970. Multiple PNG languages. EAF+XML/MPEG/WAV. AC1-405 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.4225/72/56E97E120C8C2
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AC1-405-A.mp3 audio/mpeg 23.5 MB 00:25:43.500
AC1-405-A.wav audio/wav 848 MB 00:25:43.480
AC1-405-B.eaf application/eaf+xml 7.68 KB
AC1-405-B.mp3 audio/mpeg 28.1 MB 00:30:43.700
AC1-405-B.wav audio/wav 1010 MB 00:30:43.690
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Collection Information
Collection ID AC1
Collection title Arthur Capell recording collection
Description Recordings from a wide range of languages across South-east Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, North America and Europe.
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Languages To view related information on a language, click its name
Access Information
Edit access Amanda Harris
Julia Miller
Jodie Kell
View/Download access Aaron Wade
Data access conditions Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Data access narrative
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