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

Bajo Village

 

 

 

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