Lorimer Fison - Linguistic material and correspondence on local customs, 1880-1894

PMB 1041

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441398

Microfilm : PMB 1041

microfilm reel 35 mm

The contents are in two parts. Part I: A specimen of Fijian dialects, collected and arranged by Lorimer Fison, M.A. (joint author of "Kamilarori & Kurnai"). The volume contains 1. Manuscript of "Fijian Dialects", 36 p. 2. Letters from Fison on the subject, 20 p. 3. Two German leaflets (Albert S. Gatschet) on the subject, 193-208 & 263-276. 4. A cutting from "The Nation" reviewing a book on "The Melanesia Languages", 3 p. Part II: In the papers of S.E. Peal two letters from Fison: 12 September 1893, Melbourne, comments on communal barracks paper and similar customs elsewhere. 21 June 1894, Oruba, at sea, request for Naga equivalents for attached list of words; pre-marital sex and other customs in Fiji; projecting houseposts. Typed transcripts of these letters have also been copied

PMB (Australian National University. Pacific Manuscripts Bureau) ; 1044
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