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ID	Title	Collector	Countries	Languages	Creation Date	Modification Date	Source university	Actions
PC2	PNG Peroveta Singers of Canberra	Deveni Temu	Australia Cook Islands Papua New Guinea	English Hula Keapara Lijili Mailu Motu Motu, Hiri Multiple languages Rarotongan	2023-07-11	2025-10-10	University of Sydney	View
BLA1	Mangala Language (Australia)	Brigitte Agnew	Australia	Mangala	2010-08-19	2024-10-19	University of Melbourne	View
DG5	Collection of slides from Fiji, Indonesia, Samoa and Tonga.	David Goldsworthy	Australia Fiji Indonesia New Zealand Samoa Tonga United States	Fijian Indonesian No linguistic content Samoan Tongan	2007-08-02	2024-10-19	University of New England	View
External	External items not held by PARADISEC	Various Various	Australia Cambodia Cook Islands Fiji France Indonesia Kiribati Micronesia Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Vanuatu Viet Nam	Ambae, West Apma Arapesh, Bumbita Arosi Bahinemo Bauro Biak Bislama Cham, Eastern Cham, Western Chambri Darling English French Gela Ghari Hano Iwam, Sepik Kiribati Kriol Kunimaipa Kwara'ae Kwoma Lakon Lau Lavukaleve Longgu Maewo, Central Manam Manambu Mota Mwerlap Natügu Ngala Nukumanu Owa Pijin Rarotongan Rotuman Sa Sa'a Samoan Savosavo Seke Sikaiana Sowa Tikopia Titan Touo Vaeakau-Taumako Varisi Wogamusin Yapese Yerakai	2011-03-30	2017-09-28		View
SAW3	Australia, PNG, Solomon Islands	Stephen (S.A.) Wurm	Australia Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands	Agob Alekano Angal Bine Binumarien Enga English Gende Gizrra Huli Kayardild Kiwai, Southern Kosena Kuman Lardil Motu, Hiri Multiple languages Nambo Nomane Pintiini Pintupi-Luritja Siane Tok Pisin Usarufa Waboda Wahgi Warlpiri Yagaria	2010-06-22	2024-10-19	Australian National University	View
GB07	Gavan Breen Guwamu collection	Gavan Breen	Australia	English Guwamu	2014-05-26	2024-10-19		View
GB20	Gavan Breen Kungkari collection	Gavan Breen	Australia	English Kungkari Pirriya	2014-05-26	2024-10-19		View
GB23	Gavan Breen Mbara collection	Gavan Breen	Australia	English Mbara	2014-05-26	2024-10-19		View
GB29	Gavan Breen Mayi-Thakurti collection	Gavan Breen	Australia	English Mayi-Thakurti	2014-05-26	2024-10-19		View
GB37	Gavan Breen Araynebinh collection	Gavan Breen	Australia	Ayerrerenge	2014-05-26	2024-10-19		View

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