37.96, Books: Clans, Spirits, Land and Food: Gerstner-Link (2026)

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Subject: 37.96, Books: Clans, Spirits, Land and Food: Gerstner-Link (2026)

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Date: 08-Jan-2026
From: Sebastian Nordhoff [support at langsci-press.org]
Subject: Clans, Spirits, Land and Food: Gerstner-Link (2026)


Title: Clans, spirits, land and food
Subtitle: Kilmeri texts
Series Title: Open Text Collections
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: Language Science Press
           http://langsci-press.org
Book URL: https://langsci-press.org/catalog/book/544

Author(s): Claudia Gerstner-Link

eBook

Abstract:

This collection of Kilmeri texts provides insight into the language
and culture of the Kilmeri people in northern Papua New Guinea. Six
narrators tell stories about their clans, their land, and its food
supply during the ‘golden age’ as well as today. Life in the bush is
never easy, as evil spirits often hinder people's efforts to find
food. Readers will be introduced to a variety of genres, including
legendary deeds of Kilmeri heroes, old village life, contemporary
village life, and other oral traditions. All texts are presented in a
parallel text version (Kilmeri-English) and in an interlinearised
version. Each text is preceded by an introduction that describes the
anthropological background and context of the story.

Linguistic Field(s): Typology

Written In: English (eng)



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