A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE DIVISION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI AT MĀNOA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
IN
LINGUISTICS
By Tobias Bloyd
Dissertation Committee:
Robert Blust, Chairperson
Lyle Campbell
Gary Holton
Bradley McDonnell
Julio Rodriguez
Keywords: Sula, Austronesian, documentation, grammar, vocabulary, ethnography
For my father, Joseph N. Bloyd,
for his guidance and faith in me.
Bo aku nana fina.
A-ngau mon moya da, mai a-ngausu mon betia.
fate has fortuned me between you