[Mihalic] kulele or ukulele?

[Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies]

I've heard Tok Pisin "kulele" for ukulele in many parts of PNG. And, indeed,
our journal "Kulele" derives its name in part from that meaning, but also
for the Iduna (Milne Bay) word "kulele" which refers to a bamboo nose-flute.
 
Don Niles
Acting Director & Senior Ethnomusicologist
Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies
Box 1432
Boroko 111
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
 
tel.: +675 325-4644
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email: ipngs at global.net.pg


-----Original Message-----
From: mihalic-bounces at anu.edu.au [mailto:mihalic-bounces at anu.edu.au] On
Behalf Of Thomas Slone
Sent: Sunday, 12 November 2006 9:45
To: mihalic at anu.edu.au
Subject: Re: [Mihalic] kulele or ukulele?

There was a journal published by IPNGS by the name of Kulele. 
Perhaps that was the meaning?
--Tom Slone

At 8:30 AM +0900 11/12/06, C A Volker wrote:
>I recently received something where ukulele was written in Tok Pisin as 
>"kulele". I've only ever heard "ukulele", but I can imagine how the 
>initial "u" could get dropped. There's not yet a listing for ukulele 
>online; any feedback from different areas to see how widespread one 
>term or the other is?
>
>Craig Volker
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