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Anisomys
The squirrel-toothed rat (''Anisomys imitator''), also known as the New Guinea giant rat, powerful-toothed rat, uneven-toothed rat, or narrow-toothed giant rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the monotypic taxon, only species in the genus ''Anisomys'' and is found in New Guinea. The species has been known to eat karuka nuts (''Pandanus julianettii''), and growers will put platforms or other obstacles on the trunks of the trees to keep the pests out. Names It is known as gudi-ws or gudl-ws in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.Pawley, Andrew and Ralph Bulmer. 2011. ''A Dictionary of Kalam with Ethnographic Notes''. Canberra. Pacific Linguistics. References * Rodents of New Guinea Rodents of Papua New Guinea Old World rats and mice Mammals of Western New Guinea Mammals described in 1904 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Murinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalam Language
Kalam is a Kalam language of Papua New Guinea. It is closely related to Kobon, and shares many of the features of that language. Kalam is spoken in Middle Ramu District of Madang Province and in Mount Hagen District of Western Highlands Province. Thanks to decades of studies by anthropologists such as Ralph Bulmer and others, Kalam is one of the best-studied Trans-New Guinea languages to date. Dialects There are two distinct dialects of Kalam that are highly distinguishable from each other. *, with 20,000 speakers, is centered in the Upper Kaironk and Upper Simbai Valleys. *, with 5,000 speakers is centered in the Asai Valley. It includes the Tai variety. Kobon is closely related. Kalam has an elaborate pandanus avoidance register used during karuka harvest that has been extensively documented. The Kalam pandanus language, called (pandanus language) or (avoidance language), is also used when eating or cooking cassowary. Phonology Consonants Vowels Evolution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |