Father Neyret was born in France (Lyons) on 18 July 1904. He went to the Pacific as a Marist missionary in 1931 and has served in Fiji, the Solomons and New Caledonia. A two-volume study by him entitled Pirogues Oceaniennes was published in Paris in 1976/77.<BR>NOTE: Father Neyret's name has been given as 'Jean-Marie' on the microfilm.
The documents are:<BR>1. Elements of the grammar of Belep<BR>2. Catechism<BR>3. Hymns<BR>4. Gospel translations<BR>See also PMB 547, 548 and 567
The contents are:<BR>Reel 1: a. Canela-Nakety/French dictionary<BR>b. French/Canela-Nakety dictionary (to ruine)<BR>Reel 2: c. French/Canela-Nakety dictionary (from lezard)<BR>d. Gospel of St Matthew<BR>e. Catechism<BR>f. Gospels of all Sundays and Feast Days.<BR>See also PMB 546 - 548