Indicated are the areas of the languages used for comparison. Verh. dl. XXXV 1 As for the other Geelvink Bay languages which I have included in the comparative part of this study, 1 had at my disposal the following sources: a. Biak: Primarily the Noemfoorsch Woordenboek by J. L. and F. J. F. van Hasselt (Amsterdam, 1947), which also notes many words in dialects of Biak. My own material, mainly on the Sorido dialect, also contains grammatical notes and, of course, includes Biak material from Yapen (Kanaki village). Then there are seven Standard Lists, two from Bosnik, one each from Korido, Warsa, Wardo, Numfor, and one of the Beser language from the Raja Ampat. There are 18 completed 100 Lists for the dialects of Biak and Numfor, and four 100 Lists completed by aPatrol Officer for the dialects of the Raja Ampat. b. Waropen: Six 100 Lists, a Standard List and own material. The main source of information on Waropen is, of course, Held's Woordenlijst van het Waropensch (Bandung, 1942). c. Wandamen : For this language there are published sources available. In the first place the Windesi word-list by J. A. van Balen, a missionary, appended to his "Windesische Verhalen", Bijdragen Taal-, Land-en Volkenkunde, vol. 70 (1915). Then there are quite a few Wandamen words to be found in van Hasselt's Numfor dictionary. Cowan published some "Notes on Windesi Grammar", Oceania, vol. 26 (1955), which he had extracted mainly fr om the texts published by van Balen. As early as 1891, a "Lijstje van telwoorden en eenige zelfstandige naamwoorden enz. van Wandammen" was published by G. L. Bink, a missionary (Tijdschrift Bataviaasch Genootschap, vol. 34). This is now out of date. Dr. K. W. Galis gave me a fairly copious, typewritten list, which was probably compiled by the missionary J. Eygendaal and the same one as that mentioned by Co wan in his "Notes". S. TIIE LANGUAGE MAP I give here a list of the languages of Yapen, roughly from West to East, in order to clarify the map. Since several of the languages do not have a name-a common phenomenon in New Guinea-I have used those of villages or islands in which they are spoken. In these notes I shall not, generally. enter into language relationships, for these will be discussed later. A. Woi. Spoken in the villages of Woi and Woinap and in Yenyari settiement, Miosnum Island. The number of W oi speakers amounts to more than 1300. It is quite clear from the vocabulary, e.g. the personal pronouns and numerals, that it is an Austronesian language. A remarkable feature is the existence of separate forms of the personal pronoun, not only for the singular and plural, but also for the dual and trial. B. Biak. The Biak speaking people of Yapen may be regarded as recent immigrants; they do not think of themselves as real natives of Yapen. The villages of lndi (on Indi island), Karawi, Kanaki and Sormasen, are wholly Biak speaking. The populations of Yobi and of Sambarawai con sist partIy of Biak speakers, and Biak speakers are found in most of the villages along the North coast of Yapen, where a kno...
Schultink for their important suggestions and constructive critici sm of which, I hope, I have gratefully taken advantage. It is impossible to mention the names of all those who in some way or other have been he1pful. Above all, this is true for the Nimboran people whose assistance, willingness, hospitality, and patience were essential for the success of my work. I will hold them in grateful remembrance for the rest of my life.
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