Collection MS 1426 - Malu’u dictionary

Malu’u dictionary, pp.1-109, A-I Malu’u dictionary, pp.114-247, K-S Malu’u dictionary, pp.248-296, T-W
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AU PMB MS 1426

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Malu’u dictionary

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  • 1924 (Creation)

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Hardback, 296 pages

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Malu’u dictionary, recording the English translation of Malu’u words, a language spoken on Malaita, Solomon Islands. Malu’u is also known as Toqabaqita or To'abaita language. A note inside the cover of the dictionary states that it was compiled for the South Sea Evangelical Mission by Clara Waterston and others, and is one of six copies produced. Arranged in alphabetical order, typescript 296 pp.

Pages 100 and 204 are missing from the original manuscript and appear to be intentionally torn out. In the process of copying, the following pages were not digitised as they were blank: pp. 26-28, 42-45, 53-56, 84-87, 97-99, 110-113, 141-144, 159-162, 181-184, 192-195, 201-203, 214-217, 227-230, 244-247, 277-280, 289-292, and 297-299.

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Australian National University Archives, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia

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Access this title at PMB Member Libraries or by contacting the Bureau directly: http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/accessing.php

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Australian National University Archives record number: ANUA 651 Box 1

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Archivist's note

Digitised in April 2017. The document was split into 3 PDFs for the digital version.

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