Polynesian Segmented Data

Presented here are segmented data from 210 basic vocabulary concepts in 31 Polynesian languages. This data was extracted from the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database (Greenhill et al 2008) and then verified and edited for accuracy, relying on both my knowledge of Polynesian languages and existing source material from published dictionaries and grammars (see references below). Once the data was verified, the numerous transcription conventions used in the original data were converted into consistent IPA forms using existing phonetic and phonological descriptions of these languages. Once the data were in a consistent and reliable format, I went through each of the 210 concepts and segmented the lexical items into morphemes using EDICTOR (http://edictor.digling.org). The purpose of the segmentation task was to isolate base forms by indicating affixes, reduplication, and compounded words, in order to optimise cognate detection. This process also resulted in the addition of partial cognates; resulting in a richer, more comprehensive data set. Language codes in the dataset refer to the following languages: Anuta_253 Anuta Austral_1213 Reo Ra’ivavae Austral_128 Rurutuan EastFutuna_210 East_Futunan Emae_1030 Emae FutunaAniwa_156 Futuna-Aniwa Hawaiian_52 Hawaiian Kapingamarangi_217 Kapingamarangi Luangiua_238 Luangiua Mangareva_239 Reo Mangareva Maori_85 Maori Mele-Fila_1163 Mele_Fila Niuean_247 Niuean NorthMarquesan_38 Marquesan Nukuria_1212 Nukeria Penrhyn_235 Penrhyn Polynesian_658 Proto-Polynesian Pukapuka_152 Pukapuka RakahangaManihiki_589 Rakahanga-Manihiki Rapanui_264 Rapanui Rarotongan_58 Rarotongan RennellBellona_206 Rennell-Bellona Samoan_118 Samoan Sikaiana_243 Sikaiana Tahitian_173 Tahitian Tikopia_155 Tikopia TongaTongaIslands_136 Tongan Tuamotuan_246 Tuamotuan Tuvalu_753 Tuvalu VaeakauTaumako_375 Vaeakau Taumako Wallisian_258 Wallisian References: (2017). 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