Amele is a Papuan language, from the Gum fgamily. Mabuso stock, Madang
super stock of ther Madang-Adelbert range sub phylum

Texts deposited by Geoffrey Hunt/Eugene Loos in August 1986

The texts have been appended into one file for convenience. Each
has a header and is in interlinear form, including English paraphrase.

The following lists the texts by internal identifying number.
The three letter codes identify the type of text as follows
  BEH: Behavioural
  NAR: Narrative
  PRO: Procedural
  DIA: Dialogue
  EXP: Expository

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001BEH  Why I make copra.                             Naus       l4. 2.78
002NAR  How the New Church was Built.                 Liwa       15. 2.78
003NAR  The Chicken and the Birds.                    Gulal       6. 3.78
004NAR  The Chicken and the Wallaby.                  Gulal      13. 3.78
005NAR  The Story of the Yam.                         Gulal      16. 3.78
006BEH  The New Garden Prayer.                        Gulal      29. 5.78
007NAR  What I Did Yesterday.                         Gulal      19.12.78
008NAR  How I Became a Christian.                     Gulal      21.12.78
009NAR  My Visit to Cameroun for the World Council
        of Churches.                                  Israel      1. 3.79
010NAR  The Flood Story.                              Gulal       4. 3.78
011BEH  Mim Tibud.                                    Gulal       7. 3.79
012PRO  How to plant a garden.                        Gulal      14. 3.79
013PRO  The Men's House.                              Gulal       2. 4.79
014NAR  The Galip Nut and the Gourd.                  Gulal       5. 4.79
015PRO  How They Used to Make Sago.                   Gulal      23. 4.79
016PRO  How the Young Boys were taught to use
        the Bow and Arrow.                            Gulal       7. 5.79
017NAR  The Man with the Closed Mouth.           Malin Saul      17. 7.79
018NAR  The Story of the Laulau (Duc).           Malin Saul      17. 7.79
019NAR  How the Yam was Created.                Kelob Golie      17. 7.79
020BEH  The Initiation Ceremony at Umuin.              Moro      24. 1.79
021DIA  Conversation between Israel and Qal.                      5. 2.84
022EXP  Sermon                                         Naus      22. 3.81
023BEH  Letter to Home(Madang).                      Israel      12.10.79
024EXP  Talk on Baptism                                Duwe       1. 4.81
025NAR  The Trip to Yonki Power Station.             Israel
026NAR  My First Ride on a Plane.                     Aikun
027NAR  My Trip to Ukarumpa with Mike Colburn.       Israel       2.10.79
028PRO  The Custom concerning the Child's Spirit.    Israel
029PRO  Ceb Lahac Doc Bal.                           Israel
030BEH  Jo Gug Fil Fil.                              Israel
031PRO  Camac Wa Cilec Je.                           Israel
032NAR  Asalec Dodo (A Funny Story).                 Israel