EP1-NindeGrammar - A Sketch Grammar of Ninde

Laura Dimock, Emily Greenbank, Leina Isno and Elizabeth Pearce Ninde, also traditionally known as Mewun or Meaun (Lynch and Crowley 2001: 73), is spoken in southwest Malakula, Vanuatu, principally in the villages of Labo, Lawa and Wintua. Ninde is spoken by around 1,100 people (Clark 2009: 39). The data for this sketch was supplied by Leina Isno, a native speaker of Ninde, in an Honours Field Methods class at Victoria University of Wellington in 2007 and in subsequent interviews. Leina lived in Lawa until the age of eight, then moved to Wintua where she finished primary school. She subsequently left Malakula to attend high school, and she currently resides in New Zealand.. Language as given:

Laura Dimock、Emily Greenbank、Leina Isno与Elizabeth Pearce Ninde——其中Elizabeth Pearce Ninde传统上亦被称为Mewun或Meaun（引自Lynch与Crowley，2001：73）——所研究的Ninde语，通行于瓦努阿图马拉库拉岛西南部，主要分布于拉博（Labo）、拉瓦（Lawa）和温图阿（Wintua）三个村落。该语言的使用人口约为1100人（Clark，2009：39）。本次语言概要描写所用的语料，由Ninde语母语使用者Leina Isno于2007年在惠灵顿维多利亚大学的荣誉田野调查方法课程及后续访谈中提供。Leina8岁前定居于拉瓦村，后迁居温图阿完成小学学业，随后离开马拉库拉岛就读高中，目前定居新西兰。所用语言标注如下：