American Philosophical Society, 1980. - 466 p.
Three closely related languages are spoken in Truk State, Federated States of Micronesia: Trukese, Mortlockese, & Puluwatese. Trukese has by far the largest number of of speakers in the Truk state. Building on the dictionary by Samuel H. Elbert, published in 1947, this dictionary representes the Trukese language as it is spoken in the lagoon islands of Truk. It also includes an introduction which covers: the languages of Truk; the alphabet; the format of an entry; morphology; syntax; & bibliography. Maps & tables.
This volume is a comprehensive dictionary of the Trukese (Chuukese) language, translated into English.
Contents:
Preface
Introduction
The languages of Truk
The alphabet
The format of an entry
Morphology
Syntax
Dialects
Tabu words
Loanwords
Bibliography
List of abbreviations
Three closely related languages are spoken in Truk State, Federated States of Micronesia: Trukese, Mortlockese, & Puluwatese. Trukese has by far the largest number of of speakers in the Truk state. Building on the dictionary by Samuel H. Elbert, published in 1947, this dictionary representes the Trukese language as it is spoken in the lagoon islands of Truk. It also includes an introduction which covers: the languages of Truk; the alphabet; the format of an entry; morphology; syntax; & bibliography. Maps & tables.
This volume is a comprehensive dictionary of the Trukese (Chuukese) language, translated into English.
Contents:
Preface
Introduction
The languages of Truk
The alphabet
The format of an entry
Morphology
Syntax
Dialects
Tabu words
Loanwords
Bibliography
List of abbreviations