A Grammar of Teiwa

A Grammar of Teiwa
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages : 559
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ISBN-10 : 9783110226065
ISBN-13 : 3110226065
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Book Synopsis A Grammar of Teiwa by : Margaretha Anna Flora Klamer

Download or read book A Grammar of Teiwa written by Margaretha Anna Flora Klamer and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2010 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teiwa is a non-Austronesian ('Papuan') language spoken on the island of Pantar, in estern Indonesia. It has approximately 4,000 speakers and is highly endangered. The genetic relationship between the Alor-Pantar languages and other Papuan languages remains controversial. Located some 1,000 km from their putative Papuan outliers. This volume presents a grammatical description of one of these 'outlier' languages. The grammar is based on primary field data, collected by the author in 2003-2007. A selection of glossed and translated Teiwa texts of various genres and world lists (Teiwa-English/English-Teiwa) are included


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