37.129, Books: Half Silver, Half Gold: Zielenbach (2026)

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Subject: 37.129, Books: Half Silver, Half Gold: Zielenbach (2026)

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Date: 08-Jan-2026
From: Sebastian Nordhoff [support at langsci-press.org]
Subject: Half Silver, Half Gold: Zielenbach (2026)


Title: Half Silver, Half Gold
Subtitle: Modole folk stories and a first sketch grammar
Series Title: Open Text Collections
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: Language Science Press
           http://langsci-press.org
Book URL: https://langsci-press.org/catalog/book/542

Author(s): Maria Zielenbach

eBook

Abstract:

This collection contains ten folk stories in Modole, a Papuan language
of the North Moluccas in eastern Indonesia. They were first published
in 1916 by Dutch missionary G.J. Ellen and appear here re-edited,
translated into English and with interlinear glossings.
In addition, the book offers the first grammatical description of
Modole, as well as information on the Modole people and their culture
and environment.

Linguistic Field(s): Typology

Subject Language(s): Modole (mqo)

Written In: English (eng)



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