[Mihalic] No ken lusim tingting long Wage Creek na Waga River long SHP

[Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies]

I think place names should generally be left out, unless used in a special 
way, such as "Waki Besta", otherwise it just becomes unmanageable. Maybe 
include common ones (whatever that means?), but beyond that, maski. This is 
supposed to be a dictionary, not an atlas or gazetteer or even geographical 
dictionary. (BTW, I think the chart is fascinating!) If you start including 
them, do you then include language names, group names, clan names, whatever?

Don


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At 13:23 14-03-05 +1100, John Burton wrote:

>Em. Should I start listing place names?
>
>Note: Bryant has sent me a digital database of 33,416 PNG placenames. For 
>what it's worth this is a chart of the frequency of initial letters - as 
>expected K leads the way by miles. (What else can we do with it?).
>
>In case you're wondering, Q is found in 'Quoiga' (aka 'Kwoiga'), 'Queen 
>Carola' and 'Quarry'.
>
>John Burton
>
> > On Behalf Of Bryant Allen
> > Subject: [Mihalic] Wahgi River
> >
> >
> > No ken lusim tingting long Wage Creek na Waga River long SHP,
> > long baksait
> > bilong Nembi Plateau.
>
>
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