An undated, handwritten page of notes on semantic theory and ethnolinguistics is headed 'Classificatory: Normal Prefixes in the Language of Kiri, Trobriand Island.' The information is written on the back of a list of sixteen Austronesian terms, not all of which are translated.

Date: 20.4.18. Informant: A Vakuta informant. A Passage in the Trobriand language, numbered J317, on commercial transactions about Kaloma, or small circular discs made of red spondylus shell. The information is written on the back of reused stationery, consisting of a typewritten letter to Dr. B. Malinowski from the Customs Office, Territory of Papua, dated Nov. 4, 1915 and informing of the receipt of a check for Dr. Malinowski.

Date: 11.8.18. Informant: Toybayoba. Two typed pages contain two copies of a Trobriand Islander's explanation of a kind of magic that both protects and encourages the growth of coconuts and betel nuts. It was likely taken in the Kiriwinian village of Sinaketa, as were earlier accounts by the same informant on the same date. The account in indigenous text is typed in capital letters. An English transliteration is in upper- and lowercase. The passa... Date: 11.8.18. Informant: Toybayoba. Two typed pages contain two copies of a Trobriand Islander's explanation of a kind of magic that both protects and encourages the growth of coconuts and betel nuts. It was likely taken in the Kiriwinian village of Sinaketa, as were earlier accounts by the same informant on the same date. The account in indigenous text is typed in capital letters. An English transliteration is in upper- and lowercase. The passage is numbered CXLII in Roman numerals. The page, numbered 242, contains the typed note 'p. 308,' suggesting the document is in support of a manuscript book or lecture. Minor differences between the copies indicate each was typed separately. The two copies also duplicate the same text contained in an earlier document. Show more Show less

Five typed pages of notes have to do with relationships in the village of Omarakana, the seat of the paramount chief of the northern district of Kiriwina Island. Brief comments are numbered, but not in strict order, suggesting they refer to field notes or some other source. The notes are written in English with interspersed terms in indigenous text -- generally nouns, with some underlined -- as if it is assumed the reader is familiar with the ter... Five typed pages of notes have to do with relationships in the village of Omarakana, the seat of the paramount chief of the northern district of Kiriwina Island. Brief comments are numbered, but not in strict order, suggesting they refer to field notes or some other source. The notes are written in English with interspersed terms in indigenous text -- generally nouns, with some underlined -- as if it is assumed the reader is familiar with the terms. The document also contains 'statistics' on gardens, yam-storage houses, and the men who fill them. The document is nearly identical to a previous one, but without handwritten annotations and corrections. Show more Show less