[Mihalic] More etymology

Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies ipngs at global.net.pg
Tue Aug 5 14:05:50 EST 2003


Sorry for being so sloppy, Robin. My comments were meant to be focussed on
the words and their etymologies rather than on the particular species
concerned. Certainly botanical/zoological ids should also be checked. I'll
get back to you about megapodes privately.

Don

>Don-
>thats very worthwhile-
>a suggestion - the form of your ** short additions possibly can be
>confusing (at least to me).
>
>For instance:
>
>Galip: "Qalip" is the tree and nut of Terminalia sp. (Lanyon-Orgill, 1960:
>338).
>**OK, from Kuanua (Ross 1992:372)
>
>this to my eye suggests that Ross confirms "Qalip' (from Kuanua) as
>describing Terminalia sp, whereas, on p. 372, Ross in fact gives Galip  and
>describes it as referring to Canarium spp.
>
>If the only information wanted is Kuanua origin or not, thats fine, but its
>the link to botanical species (of the odd Lanyon-O kind!) thats
>problematic.   Malcolm Ross in fact doesnt give (as far as I can see) the
>source of his botanical  ids, but hes generally referring to well known
>species.  He doesnt seem to have had access to the great Peekel Henty book
>then, which must be  regarded as the first stop now for anyone looking at
>Gazelle plant names- (with bot. names checked as of  early 1980s by Ted
>Henty).
>
>By the way - another matter entirely, that note of yours on megapode skins
>on  Hewa drums - have you heard of anything similar elsewhere since?  I'm f
>inishing a short note on megapodes.
>
>
>thanks
>
>Robin

Don Niles
Head & Senior Ethnomusicologist
Music Department
Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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