kawas

Jean Kennedy jkennedy at coombs.anu.edu.au
Tue May 28 10:49:55 EST 2002


That's interesting! Kawas is an exchange partner in Manus, too. It seems to
refer to both the person and the relationship, which may be inherited.
Since it is used in several languages in Manus, it may not be a local term.
I don't know the tok ples equivalents.
cheers, jk
At 09:05 28/05/02 +1000, you wrote:
>In the Torricelli Mountains (Urat language) 'kawas', or more 
>often 'kavas', 
>is a ritual exchange partner. Kavas tend to be inherited from 
>father to 
>son. The Urat translation of 'kavas'  is "wheniyat".
>
>Bryant
> 




Dr Jean Kennedy
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Archaeology and Natural History
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies
The Australian National University
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