[Mihalic] New terms from Harvesting Development

[Ross Clark (ARTS DALSL)]

Yes. Crowley gives "batafrut" as a Bislama term for avocado. 
"Butterfruit" appears to be used in some varieties of English (esp. in
India), though it doesn't turn up in any of my English dictionaries. 

Ross Clark

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> Tom,
> 
> I think "bata" for avocado goes back a long way.  I remember it from 
> Erave in the Southern Highlands as far back as 1973.  My 
> impression was 
> that it was derived from "butter."
> 
> Mary
> 
> Mary N. MacDonald
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> From: Thomas H. Slone <THSlone at yahoo.com>
> To: Mihalic <mihalic at anu.edu.au>
> Sent: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 20:23:37 -0800
> Subject: [Mihalic] New terms from Harvesting Development
> 
>    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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