A comparison of the dialects of east and west Polynesian, Malay, Malagasy, and Australian / by the Rev. George Pratt
- Bib ID:
- 711867
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Pratt, George, author
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. N 499 PRA copy. N 499 PRA copy
- Description:
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- Sydney, [New South Wales] : Charles Potter, Govt. Printer, 1887
- 24 pages ; 22 cm
- Summary:
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Comparative tables of words; added is comparative table of words from the Hawkesbury, Lake Alexandrina, Adelaide, Lower Murray, Port Lincoln, Northern Territory and Coopers Creek compiled by J.F. Mann.
- Notes:
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- Caption title.
- "Read before the Royal Society of N.S.W., 2 June 1886."
- Source: Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales Vol. 20, 1886; 45-68.
- National Library of Australia's N 499 PRA copy bound subsequent to publication; bears the bookpate of James Edge-Partington inside the front cover; title page inscribed with the name Henry [Forbes?].
- Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1160871321
- Text in English with some words/wordlist in Gundungurra / Gandangara, Gumbaynggirr, Kurnu, Wayilwan, Southern Anaiwan, Dhurga and Yugambal.
- Subject:
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- Gamilaraay / Gamilaroi / Kamilaroi language D23
- Gubbi Gubbi language E29
- Indigenous peoples - Pacific
- Language - Linguistics - Language classification
- Polynesian languages -- Dialects
- Malayan languages -- Dialects
- Aboriginal Australians -- Languages
- River Murray (SW NSW, N Vic, SE SA SI54, SI55)
- Northern Territory (NT)
- Port Lincoln (West SA SI53-11)
- Cooper Creek (Qld Far West SG54, NE SA SH54)
- Adelaide (SE SA SI54-09)
- Lake Alexandrina / Lake Albert (SE SA SI54-13)
- South West Queensland (SW Qld SG54, SG55, SH54, SH55)
- Hawkesbury River area (N Sydney NSW SI56-05)
- Tasmania (Tas)
- Australian
- Other authors/contributors:
- a Partington, James Edge, 1854-1930, former owner
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1930
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1887
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