[RNLD] Lou language, Manus Province, PNG

[Dryer, Matthew]

Verna Stutzman worked on Lou. I have sent her email address to Kereni.

From: Murray Garde <mgarde3 at bigpond.com>
Date: Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 6:18 PM
To: "r-n-l-d at lists.unimelb.edu.au" <r-n-l-d at lists.unimelb.edu.au>
Cc: Catherine Sparks <cathsparks at gmail.com>, K S-N <kirxsn at gmail.com>
Subject: [RNLD] Lou language, Manus Province, PNG

Hi folks,

Just sharing a message from Kereni Sparks Ngenge from Vanuatu/PNG about the endangered language of Lou Island in PNG. If anyone has worked on the Lou language of the Manus Province or knows someone who has, can you please get in contact with Kireni who is very keen to collaborate with linguists on her language [email: kirxsn at gmail.com<mailto:kirxsn at gmail.com>]. Please follow the links below to videos created by Kireni to learn more:

https://actnowpng.org/node/26165
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Bislama version (with an English summary below the link):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBv1Cv5AxYA
Holem Taet Lanwis
Hello, my name is Kireni Sparks-Ngenge.
My father is from Lou Island in Manus Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG).  I was born in PNG and grew up living between Madang, PNG, and Vanuatu.
I also always visited Lou Island and I have made this video because I am concerned that my island’s indigenous language is on the dangerous path towards becoming endangered – many parents are no longer speaking the language to their child
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBv1Cv5AxYA
Holim Pas Tok Ples
By Kireni Sparks-Ngenge
Halo, nem blong mi em i Kireni Sparks-Ngenge.
Papa blong mi kamaut long Lou Ailan long Manus Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG). Mi bon lo PNG na bikpla long Madang, PNG, na long Vanuatu.
Mi save visitim ples blong mi olgeta taim tu na dispela vidio mi wokim blong wanem mi wari lo tokples blong Lou em I wok long go daun – planti mama papa no wok long tokples gen long ol pikinini blong ol.
Holim Pas Tok Ples i laik kirapim tingting blong yumi long Lou Ailan na long ol narapla hap long PNG na Melenisia blong yumi mas lukautim tokples na givim gen long ol pikinini blong yumi.
Insait long dispela vidio bai yumi harim stori blong ol Cowichan, wanpla traib blong ol asples long Canada we klostu tokples blong ol i laik dai. Wanem toktok bai ol Cowichan oli laik givim long yumi long sait blong tokples?
Dispela vidio i lukluk long ol tingting raunim tokples: blong wanem ol tok ples blong yumi oli impoten, olsem wanem tokples em i konekt wantaim tumbuna graun blong yumi na halivim yumi blong holim pas graun blong yumi, olsem wanem wanpla tokples i ken dai, na olsem wanem bai yumi holim pas tokples.
Olsem bai yu lukim long vidio, em i no hadpla samting blong holim pas tok ples blong yumi: rot blong en em long toktok tasol long tok ples blong yumi.
Mi hop olsem dispela vidio bai halivim yumi olgeta we yumi lukim blong Holim Pas Tok Ples.
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