[Mihalic] galip

[John Burton]

Re galip, a number of inland New Guinea groups use a variant in their own
languages for the peanut, an C20th introduction, which my elderly Wahgi
informant suggested came up his valley in 1920s, perhaps a decade before
contact. I assume folks further east (i.e. Morobe) where TP was already in
use pinched 'galip' for this new nut.

For example: 

Wahgi (WHP) - kelip
Nii (WHP) - keklip (not really /kl/ but I can't do the symbol here)

But also:

Biangai (Wau) - kelip (or v. similar - Mitio are u there?)

Any more like this?

John Burton

Dr John Burton
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Resource Management in Asia-Pacific Program
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies
Australian National University
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