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ISO 639-3: nms

The combined catalog of all OLAC participants contains the following resources that are relevant to this language:

Other known names and dialect names: Small Nambas

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Primary texts

  1. ONLINENotes on Malekula languages. Arthur Capell. 1999. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:AC2-VNMALV106
  2. ONLINEDaily activities: crab fishing. Aviva MPI Shimelman (compiler). 2015. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ASMPI-Natin001
  3. ONLINEDaily life/customs: Cultivating island taro, water taro and yams. Aviva MPI Shimelman (compiler). 2015. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ASMPI-Nevat001
  4. ONLINECustom: The stages of life. Aviva MPI Shimelman (compiler). 2015. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ASMPI-Nevat002
  5. ONLINEStory: The devil Lisepsep appears in the form of a young woman. Aviva MPI Shimelman (compiler). 2015. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ASMPI-Nevat003
  6. ONLINESong. Aviva MPI Shimelman (compiler). 2015. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ASMPI-Nevat004
  7. ONLINEDescription of former "cultural" practices - tambu places, naming enemies. Aviva MPI Shimelman (compiler); David Kaiar (speaker). 2016. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ASMPI-Nevtg005
  8. ONLINEDescription of former "cultural" practices - stages of life. Aviva MPI Shimelman (compiler); David Kaiar (speaker). 2016. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ASMPI-Nevtg006
  9. ONLINEStory - the origin of the world. Aviva MPI Shimelman (compiler); Kapunga Litnasua (speaker). 2016. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ASMPI-Newty001
  10. ONLINEDescription of traditional technique/knowledge and cultural practice - weaving coconut fronds. Aviva MPI Shimelman (compiler); James Teslo (speaker). 2016. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ASMPI-Nmbtk018
  11. ONLINEStory: Turtle and Monkey. Aviva MPI Shimelman (compiler). 2015. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ASMPI-Nombot001
  12. ONLINEStory: Woman and grandchild. Aviva MPI Shimelman (compiler). 2015. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ASMPI-Nombot003
  13. ONLINECustom: Pigs. Aviva MPI Shimelman (compiler). 2015. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ASMPI-Nombot007
  14. ONLINEStory/song: A stone that stands in the water. Aviva MPI Shimelman (compiler). 2015. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ASMPI-Nombot015
  15. ONLINEStory: Five brothers who make a garden and look for meat. Aviva MPI Shimelman (compiler). 2015. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ASMPI-Nombot016
  16. ONLINEHistory: Fighting. Aviva MPI Shimelman (compiler). 2015. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ASMPI-Nombot017
  17. ONLINEA video - tamtam rhythms. Aviva MPI Shimelman (compiler); Aviva Shimelman (photographer); Ambong Tete (speaker). 2015. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ASMPI-NomboV001
  18. ONLINEA video - making toys with coconut fronds. Aviva MPI Shimelman (compiler); Aviva Shimelman (photographer); James Teslo (speaker). 2016. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ASMPI-NomboV002
  19. ONLINEDescription of traditional technique/knowledge and cultural practice - food - water laplap. Aviva MPI Shimelman (compiler); Nomi Lambombon (speaker). 2016. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ASMPI-Novl024
  20. ONLINEA video - shows a man planting yam — with commentary. Aviva MPI Shimelman (compiler); Aviva Shimelman (photographer); Clement Woilaerang (speaker). 2015. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ASMPI-NovoV002
  21. ONLINEA video - shows two men making kava — with commentary. Aviva MPI Shimelman (compiler); Aviva Shimelman (photographer); Soasang Kaimbamba (speaker). 2016. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ASMPI-NovoV003
  22. ONLINEA video - pulling out pigs teeth. Aviva MPI Shimelman (compiler); Aviva Shimelman (photographer); Soasang Kaimbamba (speaker). 2016. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ASMPI-NovoV004
  23. ONLINEA video - making water laplap. Aviva MPI Shimelman (compiler); Aviva Shimelman (photographer); Nomi Lambombon (speaker). 2016. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ASMPI-NovoV005
  24. ONLINEA video - making canoes. Aviva MPI Shimelman (compiler); Aviva Shimelman (photographer); Barthelemy Lambambu (speaker). 2016. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ASMPI-VaoV002
  25. ONLINENatangan. VKS (compiler); Jean Michel Charpentier (recorder); Vinembur (speaker); Haitif (speaker). 1976. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:VKS2-14934
  26. ONLINE61/4 KOMANLÜVER SINMURMINDRIK: S. MALEKULA : 1978. VKS (compiler); Joseph Bilambin (speaker); Kirk Aufman (speaker); Joel Yone (speaker). n.d. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:VKS2-614

Language descriptions

  1. ONLINEGlottolog 5.1 Resources for Letemboi-Repanbitip. n.a. 2024. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:glottolog.org:lete1241
  2. ONLINEGeneral Phonetic Laws on Malekula Island (Draft) by A. Capell. Arthur Capell. 1999. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:AC2-VMCOMG102
  3. ONLINEFuture and Past Tenses in Malekula Languages (draft) by A. Capell. Arthur Capell. 1999. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:AC2-VMCOMG105

Other resources about the language

  1. ONLINELetemboi: a language of Vanuatu. n.a. 2018. SIL International. oai:ethnologue.com:nms
  2. ONLINELINGUIST List Resources for Letemboi. Damir Cavar, Director of Linguist List (editor); Malgorzata E. Cavar, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2017-09-27. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_nms
  3. ONLINESouth-central Malekula: K. Huffman. VKS (compiler); Kirk Huffman (recorder). 1973. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:VKS2-017

Other known names and dialect names: Small Nambas

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