Trukese-English Dictionary: Pwpwuken Tettenin Foos, Chuuk-Ingenes (Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society)
Book Details
Author(s)Ward H. Goodenough, Hiroshi Sugita
PublisherAmerican Philosophical Society
ISBN / ASIN0871691418
ISBN-139780871691415
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Sales Rank1,196,064
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Three closely related languages are spoken in Truk State, Federated States of Micronesia: Trukese, Mortlockese, & Puluwatese. Trukese has by far the largest number of of speakers in the Truk state. Building on the dictionary by Samuel H. Elbert, published in 1947, this dictionary representes the Trukese language as it is spoken in the lagoon islands of Truk. It also includes an introduction which covers: the languages of Truk; the alphabet; the format of an entry; morphology; syntax; & bibliography. Maps & tables.

