[Mihalic] New terms from Harvesting Development
Thomas H. Slone
THSlone at yahoo.com
Tue Nov 8 15:23:37 EST 2005
Here are some new terms from a book passing through my hands:
"Harvesting Development: The Construction of Fresh Food Markets in
Papua New Guinea" by Karl Benediktsson (University of Michigan Press,
2002). Phrases taken from glossary on pp. 277-280
beksaitbun: "customary payment by husband's kin to wife's kin" (Is
this specific to Eastern Highlands Province, where Benediktsson did
his research? What is the significance of this word?)
boskru: meaning broadened from standard to include truck or PMV
driver's assistant
kaibar: "food bar"
kopimasin: coffee pulping machine
maket raun: "mobile market"
nuspes: "customary payment by husband's kin to wife's kin" (Is this
specific to EHP? What is the etymology?)
bata: avocado
wel karuka: Pandanus brosimos
--Tom Slone
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