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Description edit
This grammar is the first detailed description of the structure of Tuvaluan, a language spoken in Polynesia. While the language shares features commonly found amongst Polynesian languages, it exhibits a number of divergent features of interest to scholars of Pacific languages, comparative... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Dxs Sbj: Add a description of this character.
- Lusi
- Tuvaluan
- Mele
- Funafuti
- Ben
- Thompson
- Tevasa
- Tino
- Sina
- Kae
- M.v.nivaga
- Muna
- Clark
- Tekie
- Seiter
- Prf
- Gilbertese
- Bauer
- Chung
- Kaitu
- Besnier
- Teika
- Taukiei
- Thunnus
- Fiiti
- Maika
- Taku
- Milner
- Malaki
- Tiki
- Luisa
- Ppaalagi
- Keenan
- Wilson
- Tuuvalu
- Dixon
- Moonise
- Vaitupu
- Zwicky
- Kennedy
- Palu
- Hooper
- Funaafuti
- Sadock
First Sentence edit
In Tuvaluan, quoted (or reported) speech is framed with the help of a number of lexical and prosodic devices.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Niko Besnier (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 499.46
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