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ISO 639-3: smq

The combined catalog of all OLAC participants contains the following resources that are relevant to this language:

Other known names and dialect names: Daba, Nomad, Supei

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Primary texts

  1. ONLINESamo 1 66/67 (3). Bert Voorhoeve (compiler); Bert Voorhoeve (recorder); Obi (speaker). 1967. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:CLV1-161
  2. ONLINESamo 2 66/67 (4). Bert Voorhoeve (compiler); Bert Voorhoeve (recorder). 1967. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:CLV1-162
  3. ONLINESamo 3 66/67 (5). Bert Voorhoeve (compiler); Bert Voorhoeve (recorder). 1967. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:CLV1-163
  4. ONLINESamo 4 66/67 (6). Bert Voorhoeve (compiler); Bert Voorhoeve (recorder). 1967. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:CLV1-164
  5. ONLINESamo 5 66/67 (7). Bert Voorhoeve (compiler); Bert Voorhoeve (recorder); Obi (speaker). 1967. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:CLV1-165
  6. ONLINESamo 6 66/67 (8). Bert Voorhoeve (compiler); Bert Voorhoeve (recorder); Obi (speaker). 1967. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:CLV1-166
  7. ONLINESamo 7 66/67 (9). Bert Voorhoeve (compiler); Bert Voorhoeve (recorder); Obi (speaker). 1967. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:CLV1-167
  8. ONLINESamo 8 66/67 (10). Bert Voorhoeve (compiler); Bert Voorhoeve (recorder); Obi (speaker). 1967. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:CLV1-168
  9. ONLINESamo 9 66/67 (11). Bert Voorhoeve (compiler); Bert Voorhoeve (recorder); two Bibue boys (speaker). 1967. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:CLV1-169
  10. ONLINEBibo 2 66/67 (14). Bert Voorhoeve (compiler); Bert Voorhoeve (recorder); Noguy Anawobi (speaker). 1967. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:CLV1-172
  11. ONLINEGenesis Abridgement in the Samo-Kubo Language. Shaw, Karen A.; Shaw, R. Daniel. 1973. Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea: Summer Institute of Linguistics. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_smq_gen-1

Lexical resources

  1. ONLINESamo 1 66/67 (3). Bert Voorhoeve (compiler); Bert Voorhoeve (recorder); Obi (speaker). 1967. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:CLV1-161
  2. ONLINESamo 2 66/67 (4). Bert Voorhoeve (compiler); Bert Voorhoeve (recorder). 1967. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:CLV1-162
  3. ONLINESamo 3 66/67 (5). Bert Voorhoeve (compiler); Bert Voorhoeve (recorder). 1967. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:CLV1-163
  4. ONLINESamo 9 66/67 (11). Bert Voorhoeve (compiler); Bert Voorhoeve (recorder); two Bibue boys (speaker). 1967. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:CLV1-169
  5. ONLINEBibo 2 66/67 (14). Bert Voorhoeve (compiler); Bert Voorhoeve (recorder); Noguy Anawobi (speaker). 1967. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:CLV1-172
  6. ONLINESamo Swadesh List. n.a. n.d. The Rosetta Project: A Long Now Foundation Library of Human Language. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_smq_swadesh-1
  7. ONLINESamo Dictionary. Smith, Clyde (compiler). 2018. SIL International. oai:sil.org:85270
  8. ONLINEtransnewguinea.org Resources for Samo. Simon J. Greenhill (editor). 2025. transnewguinea.org (transnewguinea.org). oai:transnewguinea.org:smq.95

Language descriptions

  1. ONLINEGlottolog 5.2 Resources for Samo. n.a. 2025. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:glottolog.org:samo1303
  2. ONLINEPHOIBLE 2.0 phonemic inventories for Samo. n.a. 2019. Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. oai:phoible.org:samo1303
  3. ONLINEA Phonology of Five Papua New Guinea Languages. Loving, Richard. 1977. Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea: Summer Institute of Linguistics. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_smq_ortho-1
  4. ONLINEPhonologies of Five Papua New Guinea Languages. Loving, Richard. 1977. Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea: Summer Institute of Linguistics. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_smq_phon-1
  5. Grammatical notes on Samo. Shaw, Karen A. 1973. Australian National University. oai:sil.org:22644
  6. ONLINESamo phonemes: Description, interpretation and resulting orthography. Shaw, Karen A.; Shaw, R. Daniel. 1977. Summer Institute of Linguistics. oai:sil.org:23587
  7. ONLINESamo Kubo Organised Phonology Data. n.a. 2011. SIL International. oai:sil.org:42267
  8. ONLINEWALS Online Resources for Samo. n.a. 2024. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wals.info:nmd

Other resources about the language

  1. ONLINECentral and Western Trans-New Guinea Phylum languages. Voorhoeve, C. L. 1975. Papuan Languages and the New Guinea Linguistic Scene, New Guinea Area Languages and Language Study 1. oai:refdb.wals.info:3285
  2. ONLINESamo: a language of Papua New Guinea. n.a. 2018. SIL International. oai:ethnologue.com:smq
  3. ONLINELINGUIST List Resources for Samo. Damir Cavar, eLinguistics Foundation Board Member (editor); Malgorzata E. Cavar, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2022-05-31. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_smq
  4. Narcotics, vitality and honor: The use of narcotic drink among the Samo of Papua New Guinea. Shaw, R. Daniel. 1985. SIL International. oai:sil.org:1138
  5. ONLINECannibals, kiaps, and magistrates: three eras impacting Samo spatiality, interpersonal relationships, and Bible translation.. Shaw, R. Daniel. 2010. SIL International. oai:sil.org:9272
  6. Samo social structure: a sociolinguistic approach to understanding personal relationships. Shaw, R. Daniel. 1975. SIL International. oai:sil.org:9911
  7. Samon hanbou. Kolimai, Minlo; Shaw, Karen A. 1973. Summer Institute of Linguistics. oai:sil.org:21976
  8. Samon ton towadili buka 1-5. Shaw, Karen A.; Shaw, R. Daniel. 1973. Summer Institute of Linguistics. oai:sil.org:22128
  9. ONLINESamo sibling terminology. Shaw, R. Daniel. 1974. SIL International. oai:sil.org:22692
  10. ONLINEEvery person a shaman: The use of supernatural power among the Samo of Papua New Guinea. Shaw, R. Daniel. 1981. SIL International. oai:sil.org:22838
  11. ONLINELocation: a linguistic and cultural focus in Samo. Shaw, Karen A.; Shaw, R. Daniel. 1973. SIL International. oai:sil.org:22891
  12. Review of: Exotic readings of cultural texts, by Roger M. Keesing. Shaw, R. Daniel. 1989. SIL International. oai:sil.org:23140
  13. ONLINECulture and evangelism: a model for missiological strategy. Shaw, R. Daniel. 1990. SIL International. oai:sil.org:23165
  14. Kandila: Samo ceremonialism and interpersonal relationships. Shaw, R. Daniel. 1990. University of Michigan Press. oai:sil.org:33807
  15. The geographical distribution of Samo relationship terms: Where have all the women gone?. Shaw, R. Daniel. 1974. Summer Institute of Linguistics. oai:sil.org:39267
  16. ONLINEPhonologies of Five Papua New Guinea Languages. Loving, Richard. 1977. Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea: Summer Institute of Linguistics. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_smq_detail-1

Other resources in the language

  1. ONLINEPhonologies of five P.N.G. languages. Summer Institute of Linguistics. 1977. Workpapers in Papua New Guinea languages ; v. 19. oai:pacific.library.manoa.hawaii.edu:1304723

Other known names and dialect names: Daba, Nomad, Supei

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