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The speaker, Kaio'o, was a retired member of the Royal Papuan Constabulary. He describes a patrol up the Purari (probably ca. 1950)in which the party was ambushed & the leader wounded. Kaio'o's skills as a raconteur are limited. The Aurai material consists of a few words elicited through Police Motu. The exact geographical location of its speakers (in the bush behind the area of Kiwai settlement) & its linguistic affiliations are unknown. geographical location. Language as given: Urama dialect of eastern Kiwai and Aurai (non-Kiwai) language Reuse Information
Created: 1967-12-30
Data time period: 1967 to ,
ISO3166: PG
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- URI : catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/JH1/KAIOO
- Local : JH1-KAIOO
- DOI : 10.4225/72/56F40691DFE8D
