Na Paranga, the Treasure My Father Left Me

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Authors: Anne-Marie Turcan-Verkerk
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Abstract

In this video, Dr. Alpheaus Graham Zobule talks about his relationship to his native language, #Luqa, a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by approximately 3,900 people in the southern half of the island of Ranongga, in the Solomons Islands. Alpheaus Zobule comes from Saevuke and Lale villages on Ranongga. He holds a PhD in theology (Union Seminary, VA, USA) and is currently undertaking a second PhD in linguistics (Australian National University), titled 'Developing and documenting a system f...

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Language and Culture Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies Linguistics and Language Studies

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Journal / source
Industrias Culturais (Universidade de Coimbra)
Publication date
12 January 2026