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ISO 639-3: swp

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

Other known names and dialect names: Bona Bona, Bonarua, Dahuni, Daui, Fife Bay, Gadaisu, Gaidasu, Iou, Lausaha, Leileiafa, Sinaki

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Primary texts

  1. ONLINEReport on Arthur Capell Estate by Peter Newton. Peter Newton. 1995. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:AC1-000
  2. ONLINEMultiple languages, PNG etc (rename). Arthur Capell (compiler); Arthur Capell (recorder). n.d. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:AC1-421
  3. ONLINEWords and phrases in some Austronesian languages. Arthur Capell. 1999. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:AC2-OLVOC615
  4. ONLINEMilne Bay languages: Collected by Andrew Pawley and Wiliiam Tomasetti, 1969-70, from students at various high schools in Milne Bay District. Arthur Capell (compiler); Arthur Capell (researcher); Peter Newton (depositor); Andrew Pawley (compiler); William Tomasetti (compiler). 1970. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:AC2-PNGMBCV101
  5. ONLINEFrog Story (Hakeke). Erica Sawyer (compiler); Erica Sawyer (interviewer); Mai Maddox (speaker). 2024. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ES1-04
  6. ONLINEBurial Processes. Erica Sawyer (compiler); Erica Sawyer (interviewer); Mai Maddox (speaker). 2024. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ES1-05
  7. ONLINESecond Frog Story (Hakeke Helabuʼina). Erica Sawyer (compiler); Erica Sawyer (interviewer); Mai Maddox (speaker). 2024. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ES1-07
  8. ONLINESuau (Daui dialect) (wordlist). Malcolm Ross (compiler). 1980. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:MR1-022
  9. ONLINESuau (Daui - Fife Bay) (wordlist). Malcolm Ross (compiler). 1980. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:MR1-023
  10. ONLINESuau Supp. Vocab (Cecil Abel). Tom Dutton (compiler); Tom Dutton (recorder). 1980. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:TD1-P02380
  11. ONLINEThe Book of Genesis and Exodus Chapters 1-24 in Suau. The Long Now Foundation. 1969. Hong Kong: China Translation and Printing Services. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_swp_gen-1
  12. Amoli (Suau) Alphabet Development Worksheet. Callister, Sandra (consultant); Callister, William (consultant); Breaden, Scott (consultant); Kongton Breaden, Anongporn (consultant); Nagai, Yasuko (consultant); Hodgkinson, Barbara (consultant). 2001. SIL International. oai:sil.org:70426
  13. Sinaki (Gadaisu; Suau Language) Alphabet Development Worksheet. Kongton Breaden, Anongporn (compiler); Callister, Sandra (consultant); Callister, William (consultant); Breaden, Scott (consultant); Nagai, Yasuko (consultant); Hodgkinson, Barbara (consultant). 2001. SIL International. oai:sil.org:70430
  14. Eda kaba kitakita yawa Kalina Sinaki ena fatifatili neya. Callister, Sandra (consultant); Callister, William (consultant); Breaden, Scott (consultant); Kongton Breaden, Anongporn (consultant); Nagai, Yasuko (consultant); Hodgkinson, Barbara (consultant). 2001. SIL PNG. oai:sil.org:70500
  15. Eda kaba itaitayao Aina Amoli ena hatihatiliani. Callister, Sandra (consultant); Callister, William (consultant); Breaden, Scott (consultant); Kongton Breaden, Anongporn (consultant); Nagai, Yasuko (consultant); Hodgkinson, Barbara (consultant). 2001. SIL PNG. oai:sil.org:70537
  16. Alina Lausaha. Callister, Sandra (consultant); Callister, William (consultant); Breaden, Scott (consultant); Kongton Breaden, Anongporn (consultant); Nagai, Yasuko (consultant); Hodgkinson, Barbara (consultant). 2001. SIL PNG. oai:sil.org:70542

Lexical resources

  1. ONLINECrúbadán language data for Suau. Kevin Scannell. 2018. The Crúbadán Project. oai:crubadan.org:swp
  2. ONLINEComaparative word list of languages from East and South Divisions in Papua. Arthur Capell (compiler); Arthur Capell (researcher); Peter Newton (depositor). 1999. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:AC2-OLVOC402
  3. ONLINEWords and phrases in some Austronesian languages. Arthur Capell. 1999. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:AC2-OLVOC615
  4. ONLINEMilne Bay languages: Collected by Andrew Pawley and Wiliiam Tomasetti, 1969-70, from students at various high schools in Milne Bay District. Arthur Capell (compiler); Arthur Capell (researcher); Peter Newton (depositor); Andrew Pawley (compiler); William Tomasetti (compiler). 1970. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:AC2-PNGMBCV101
  5. ONLINESection D 1-13 Milne Bay languages: Collected by Andrew Pawley and Wiliiam Tomasetti, 1969-70, from students at various high schools in Milne Bay District. Arthur Capell (compiler); Arthur Capell (researcher); Peter Newton (depositor); Andrew Pawley (compiler); William Tomasetti (compiler). 1970. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:AC2-PNGMBCV105
  6. ONLINESection E 1-13 Milne Bay languages: Collected by Andrew Pawley and Wiliiam Tomasetti, 1969-70, from students at various high schools in Milne Bay District. Arthur Capell (compiler); Arthur Capell (researcher); Peter Newton (depositor); Andrew Pawley (compiler); William Tomasetti (compiler). 1970. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:AC2-PNGMBCV106
  7. ONLINEBurial Processes. Erica Sawyer (compiler); Erica Sawyer (interviewer); Mai Maddox (speaker). 2024. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ES1-05
  8. ONLINESecond Frog Story (Hakeke Helabuʼina). Erica Sawyer (compiler); Erica Sawyer (interviewer); Mai Maddox (speaker). 2024. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ES1-07
  9. Amoli (Suau) Alphabet Development Worksheet. Callister, Sandra (consultant); Callister, William (consultant); Breaden, Scott (consultant); Kongton Breaden, Anongporn (consultant); Nagai, Yasuko (consultant); Hodgkinson, Barbara (consultant). 2001. SIL International. oai:sil.org:70426
  10. Sinaki (Gadaisu; Suau Language) Alphabet Development Worksheet. Kongton Breaden, Anongporn (compiler); Callister, Sandra (consultant); Callister, William (consultant); Breaden, Scott (consultant); Nagai, Yasuko (consultant); Hodgkinson, Barbara (consultant). 2001. SIL International. oai:sil.org:70430
  11. Eda kaba kitakita yawa Kalina Sinaki ena fatifatili neya. Callister, Sandra (consultant); Callister, William (consultant); Breaden, Scott (consultant); Kongton Breaden, Anongporn (consultant); Nagai, Yasuko (consultant); Hodgkinson, Barbara (consultant). 2001. SIL PNG. oai:sil.org:70500
  12. Eda kaba itaitayao Aina Amoli ena hatihatiliani. Callister, Sandra (consultant); Callister, William (consultant); Breaden, Scott (consultant); Kongton Breaden, Anongporn (consultant); Nagai, Yasuko (consultant); Hodgkinson, Barbara (consultant). 2001. SIL PNG. oai:sil.org:70537
  13. Alina Lausaha. Callister, Sandra (consultant); Callister, William (consultant); Breaden, Scott (consultant); Kongton Breaden, Anongporn (consultant); Nagai, Yasuko (consultant); Hodgkinson, Barbara (consultant). 2001. SIL PNG. oai:sil.org:70542
  14. ONLINEDaui Dictionary. Cooper, Russell E. (compiler). 2019. SIL International. oai:sil.org:85267
  15. ONLINEDaui Dictionary. n.a. 2019-01-11. SIL Global. oai:webonary.org:75

Language descriptions

  1. ONLINEGlottolog 5.2 Resources for Suau. n.a. 2025. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:glottolog.org:suau1242
  2. ONLINEComaparative word list of languages from East and South Divisions in Papua. Arthur Capell (compiler); Arthur Capell (researcher); Peter Newton (depositor). 1999. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:AC2-OLVOC402
  3. ONLINESineboudalili. Erica Sawyer (compiler); Erica Sawyer (interviewer); Mai Maddox (speaker). 2024. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ES1-01
  4. ONLINEReview of Tom Duttonʼs Suau Recordings. Erica Sawyer (compiler); Erica Sawyer (interviewer); Mai Maddox (speaker). 2024. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ES1-02
  5. ONLINEReview of AC1-421A Suau Recordings. Erica Sawyer (compiler); Erica Sawyer (interviewer); Mai Maddox (speaker). 2024. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ES1-03
  6. ONLINEBurial Processes. Erica Sawyer (compiler); Erica Sawyer (interviewer); Mai Maddox (speaker). 2024. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ES1-05
  7. ONLINEValency Sentences. Erica Sawyer (compiler); Erica Sawyer (interviewer); Mai Maddox (speaker). 2024. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ES1-06
  8. ONLINESecond Frog Story (Hakeke Helabuʼina). Erica Sawyer (compiler); Erica Sawyer (interviewer); Mai Maddox (speaker). 2024. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ES1-07
  9. ONLINESuau Organised Phonology Data. Ezard, Bryan (compiler); Lithgow, David (compiler); Cooper, Russell E. (researcher); Lynch, John (researcher); Pawley, Andrew (researcher); Capell, Arthur (researcher); Jellico, Livingstone (speaker). nd. SIL International. oai:sil.org:42491
  10. Amoli (Suau) Alphabet Development Worksheet. Callister, Sandra (consultant); Callister, William (consultant); Breaden, Scott (consultant); Kongton Breaden, Anongporn (consultant); Nagai, Yasuko (consultant); Hodgkinson, Barbara (consultant). 2001. SIL International. oai:sil.org:70426
  11. Sinaki (Gadaisu; Suau Language) Alphabet Development Worksheet. Kongton Breaden, Anongporn (compiler); Callister, Sandra (consultant); Callister, William (consultant); Breaden, Scott (consultant); Nagai, Yasuko (consultant); Hodgkinson, Barbara (consultant). 2001. SIL International. oai:sil.org:70430
  12. Eda kaba kitakita yawa Kalina Sinaki ena fatifatili neya. Callister, Sandra (consultant); Callister, William (consultant); Breaden, Scott (consultant); Kongton Breaden, Anongporn (consultant); Nagai, Yasuko (consultant); Hodgkinson, Barbara (consultant). 2001. SIL PNG. oai:sil.org:70500
  13. Eda kaba itaitayao Aina Amoli ena hatihatiliani. Callister, Sandra (consultant); Callister, William (consultant); Breaden, Scott (consultant); Kongton Breaden, Anongporn (consultant); Nagai, Yasuko (consultant); Hodgkinson, Barbara (consultant). 2001. SIL PNG. oai:sil.org:70537
  14. Alina Lausaha. Callister, Sandra (consultant); Callister, William (consultant); Breaden, Scott (consultant); Kongton Breaden, Anongporn (consultant); Nagai, Yasuko (consultant); Hodgkinson, Barbara (consultant). 2001. SIL PNG. oai:sil.org:70542

Other resources about the language

  1. ONLINESuau: a language of Papua New Guinea. n.a. 2018. SIL International. oai:ethnologue.com:swp
  2. ONLINELINGUIST List Resources for Suau. 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_swp
  3. Three studies in languages of eastern Papua. Healey, Alan (editor). 1974. Summer Institute of Linguistics. oai:sil.org:23648
  4. Can a ‘top-down’ CARLA emulate HARLA? Some discourse level considerations for our next generation of parsers. Cooper, Russell E. 1996. JAARS and Summer Institute of Linguistics. oai:sil.org:39191
  5. ONLINESuau. Arthur Capell (compiler). n.d. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:AC1-509
  6. ONLINESuau Verb Matrix Analysis. Erica Sawyer (compiler); Erica Sawyer (researcher). 2025. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:ES1-08

Other resources in the language

  1. ONLINESome problems in Proto-Oceanic grammar / Andrew Pawley. Pawley, Andrew. 1973. Working papers in linguistics ; v. 5, no. 10. oai:pacific.library.manoa.hawaii.edu:511509
  2. ONLINESome problems in Proto-Oceanic grammar. Pawley, Andrew. 1973. [Honolulu] : Dept. of Linguistics, University of Hawaii. oai:pacific.library.manoa.hawaii.edu:522748
  3. ONLINEA comparative vocabulary of the dialects of British New Guinea. Ray, Sidney Herbert, 1858-1939. 1895. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. oai:pacific.library.manoa.hawaii.edu:877897
  4. ONLINEVerbal aspects of possession in Melanesian languages. Lynch, John (John Dominic). 1973. Working papers in linguistics ; v. 5, no. 9. oai:pacific.library.manoa.hawaii.edu:878790
  5. ONLINEStudies in languages of Central and Southeast Papua. Dutton, Thomas Edward, 1935-. 1975. Pacific linguistics. Series C ; no. 29. oai:pacific.library.manoa.hawaii.edu:1327115
  6. ONLINESongs of Papua-New Guinea. Helfert, Roy. 1974. Milton, [Australia] : Jacaranda Press. oai:pacific.library.manoa.hawaii.edu:1335991
  7. ONLINEThree studies in languages of eastern Papua. Healey, Alan; Summer Institute of Linguistics. 1974. Workpapers in Papua New Guinea languages ; v. 3. oai:pacific.library.manoa.hawaii.edu:1462492
  8. ONLINESaliba. Mosel, Ulrike. 1994. Languages of the world. Materials ; 31. oai:pacific.library.manoa.hawaii.edu:1885193

Other known names and dialect names: Bona Bona, Bonarua, Dahuni, Daui, Fife Bay, Gadaisu, Gaidasu, Iou, Lausaha, Leileiafa, Sinaki

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