Olo Language Materials

PACIFIC LINGUISTICS Series D - No. 42 OLO LANGUAGE MATERIALS by Donald E. McGregor Aileen R.F. McGregor Department of Linguistics Research School of Pacific Studies THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY McGregor, D.E. and McGregor, A. editors. Olo language materials. D-42, viii + 163 pages. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1982. DOI:10.15144/PL-D42.cover ©1982 Pacific Linguistics and/or the author(s). Online edition licensed 2015 CC BY-SA 4.0, with permission of PL. A sealang.net/CRCL initiative. PACIFIC LINGUISTICS is issued through the Linguistic Circle of Canberra and consists of four series: SERIES A - Occasional Papers SERIES B - Monographs SERIES C - Books SERIES D - Special Publications EDITOR: S.A. Wurm ASSOCIATE EDITORS: D.C. Laycock, C.L. Voorhoeve, D.T. Tryon, T.E. Dutton EDITORIAL ADVISERS: B.W. Bender John Lynch University of Hawaii University of Papua New Guinea David Bradley K.A. McElhanon La Trobe University University of Texas A. Capell H.P. McKaughan University of Sydney University of Hawaii S.H. Elbert P. MUhlhiiusler University of Hawaii Linacre College, Oxford K.J. Franklin G.N. O'Grady Summer Institute of Linguistics University of Victoria, B.C. W.W. Glover A.K. Pawley Summer Institute of Linguistics University of Auckland G.W. Grace K.L. Pike University of Michigan; University of Hawaii Summer Institute of Linguistics M.A.K. Halliday E.C. Polom� University of Sydney University of Texas A. Healey Gillian Sankoff Summer Institute of Linguistics University of Pennsylvania L.A. Hercus W.A.L. Stokhof National Center for Australian National University Language Development, Jakarta; Nguy�n E>ang Liem University of Leiden University of Hawaii J.W.M. Verhaar Gonzaga University, Spokane All correspondence concerning PACIFIC LINGUISTICS, including orders and subscriptions, should be addressed to: The Secretary PACIFIC LINGUISTICS Department of Linguistics Research School of Pacific Studies The Australian National University Canberra, A.C.T. 2600 Australia. Copyright 0 The Author First Published 1982 The editors are indebted to the Australian National University for assistance in the production of this series. This publication was made possible by an initial grant from the Hunter Douglas Fund. National Library of Australia Card Number and ISBN 0 85883 262 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Editor's Note v Background vi A PHONEMIC STATEMENT OF THE OLO LANGUAGE , by D.E. McGregor 1 Description of Contrastive Features of the Phonemes 2 Formational Statement of the Phonemes 2 Non-Segmental Phonemes 10 Consonant Vowel Patterning in Relation to the Syllable 11 Distributional Statement of the Phonemes 12 List of Phonemes 13 A TENTATIVE GRAMMAR STATEMENT OF THE OLO LAN GUAGE , by A. McGregor 15 Morphophonemics 15 Grammar Introduction 22 CHAPTER 1 Exclamations, Names and Titles and Simple Commands 22 2 The Intransitive Statement (with Subject Pronoun) 24 3 The Intransitive Statement (with Subject Noun) 28 4 The Intransitive Statement (with or without Subject Noun or Pronoun) plus Prepositional Marker and Direct Object Pronoun 34 5 The Intransitive Class B Verb Expression and the Simple Possessive Object Pronoun 37 6 Transitive Class A Verb Expression and Direct Ojbect Noun or Pronoun (optional) with or without Subject Noun or Pronoun 38 7 Transitive Class A Verb Expression plus Qualifying Noun and the Possessive Pronoun 41 8 Transitive Class B Verb Expression (with or without Subject Noun or Pronoun) plus Object Noun or Pronoun 43 111 1v Page CHAPTER 9 Transitive Class B. l. and 2. Verb Expression plus the Possessive Pronoun 45 10 Auxiliary Verb <rna> 48 11 Subject Complement Construction 49 12 Indirect Object to Sentence Construction 49 13 Adverb Construction 50 14 Adjective Construction 53 15 Expansion of Pronoun Expression 56 16 Adjective Complement Construction 58 17 Expansion of Subject Noun Expression 58 18 Possessive Forms <lel el> 59 19 Expanded Noun Expression (Possessive <letl» 62 20 Expanded Noun Expression (Possessive <fe l» 62 21 Expanded Noun Expression (Possessive <101» 63 22 Tense 63 23 Negative Construction 69 24 Question Construction 71 25 Subordinate Clauses 73 26 Noun Clause as Complement of Verb 75 27 Alternative Sentence Constructions 75 28 The Joining Together of Two Clauses, Phrases or Parts of Speech 78 EN GLISH - OLO NOUN DICTIONARY , by D. E. McGregor 81 ENGLISH - OLO TERMS FOR : BODY PARTS, BODY FLUIDS AND EXCRETIONS AND COLOURS, by D.E. McGregor 117 TEXTS 121 KINSHIP TERMS AMON G THE WAPE, by D. E. McGregor 137 EVITOR'S NOTE The materials presented here were written over a number of years by Donald E. McGregor, a mi ssionary in Lumi (West Sepik) with the Christian Mi ssions in Many Lands (CMML) , and his wife Aileen. The McGregors became fluent in the 010 language during their time in Lumi , and under took courses at the Summer Institute of Linguistics to improve their understanding of the phonology and grammar of the language , but neither were professional linguists . After the death of Don McGregor in 1976 it was decided that the materials so painstakingly gathered over a number of years were certainly worthy of publicat ion . In preparing this mat erial for the press, typographical conventions have been modified , and , in the first two sections , the phonemes I�I and lui have been spelt e and 0 , rather than l and �, in accordance with the later orthographic practice of the McGregors . Glosses in Tok Pisin have been replaced, as far as possible, by glosses in English, but some have been retained in the text section and dictionary . Where Tok Pisin glosses have been retained , the orthography has been modified to conform with standard Tok Pisin orthography . A few redundant or doubtful statements have been omitted or amended . Otherwise , the mat erial remains as it was written in the 1960s , and should be read with this date in mind . It remains for me only to express here my personal gratitude for the hospitality and assistance offered me by Donald and Aileen McGregor on my several visits to Lumi . The editing of these materials is but a small contribution to the great debt l owe them . Don Laycock Canberra March 1981 v l BACKGROUNV Donald McGregor was a Christian missionary in Papua New Guinea working with Christian Missions in Many Lands , the missionary arm of the Open Brethren. He arrived from New Zealand with his wife Aileen in March 1957 , both having completed a course in Australia with the Summer Institute of Linguistics in 1956, and finally leaving the country in November 1972. During this time they based at Lumi where the Australian Administration Office for the West Sepik District was situ ated , as well as the local branch of their own mission. On arrival at Lumi , the McGregors began to study the 010 language , which is that spoken by the approximately 10,000 Wape people of the West Sepik. Much of the recorded data was catalogued and appears in this collection of their work , most of it originally prepared for fellow missionary colleagues . Donald McGregor died in April 1976 of cancer in New Zealand . His wife has submitted the following material - mainly in its original form - at the suggestion of Dr D.C. Laycock of the Research School �f Pacific Studies at the Australian National University. Dr Laycock became acquainted with the McGregors during his field work in linguistics in Papua New Guinea . The material submitted was recorded by both Donald and Aileen McGrego� either or both of them then working to produce the final result . Begin ning with the Phonemic and Grammar Statements in 1961 these were gradu ally added to over the years . While recognising the need for revision of the material , time was not set aside to do this , so the collection of work is "tentat ive" in every way and the need for correction and revision already recognised . The speakers of the 010 language , known as the Wape, inhabit a fairly broad pear-shaped swathe in the West Sepik Province , extending from the immediate area of Aitape on the northwest coast of Papua New Guinea , vi vii inland to a distance of approximately 30 miles . The total Olo-speaking populat ion has been censused at approximat ely 10,000, of whom about 1000 are located in the Aitape District , on the coastal side of the Torricelli Range ; the remainder live south of the range , and constitute the largest language group in the Lumi District . The dialect of most of the materials here presented is that spoken in the immediate vicinity of Lumi . The greatest dialect differences occur along a line running inland from the coast , the most extreme variat ions being between the villages on the coast and those which are furthest inland . There is a considerable amount of overlap , so that the distinct dialect boundaries are difficult to determine . The difference s in dialect are mo stly phonetic , but are also lexical . However, all the Wape speakers can readily und�rstand each other . Two other dialects are indicated in these materials : the letter (E) indicates the dialect of the Eretei-Somoro area , and the letter (Y) indicates the dialect of the Yebil area. Silki , a man from Maui village (born about 1935 ) was the main inform ant . Waisi , a slight ly younger man from the same village , and some other speakers, also contributed a lesser amount of material . The Phonology and Grammar stateme nts were based on material collected by the Mc Gregors up to 1961, after a period amongst the people of approxi mately four years. The Dictionary and Text materials were prepared at a later date. For further informat ion on the 010 language , and its genetic groupings , see : LAYCOCK, D.C. 1968 Languages of the Lumi Sub-District (West Sepik District, New Guinea).

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