![]() ![]() Noteworthy features of Nahavaq include: (i) two classes of bilabial consonants, which are distinguished by palatalisation and velarisation (ii) two reduplicative verbal prefixes, which partially overlap in function (iii) a base-20 numeral system with subbases of five and ten (iv) nouns which include an accreted article (v) serial verb constructions and (vi) nine different surface forms for expressing possession relationships. ![]() The thesis includes a sociolinguistic overview of the Nahavaq-speaking community and descriptions of phonetics, phonology, mophology, syntax, semantics, and discourse. Nahavaq was previously undescribed, and this grammar is based on data collected by the researcher over a total of nine months in the Sinesip area. School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies Te Whare Wānanga o te Ūpoko o te Ika a Māui Victoria University of Wellington Wellington, New Zealand 2009Ībstract This thesis is a descriptive grammar of Nahavaq, an Oceanic language spoken by about 700 people in the Sinesip cultural area of Malakula, Vanuatu. ![]() A thesis submitted to Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of ![]()
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