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| ===== Overview ===== | ===== Overview ===== |
| These Pidgin songs from New Guinea were originally collected and printed in a journal of New Guinea literature titled [[http://png.athabascau.ca/docs/kovave.pdf#:~:text=Kovave%20is%20New%20Guinea%27s%27first%20literary%20magazine.%20Its%20purpose,of%20creative%20writing%20in%20Papua%20and%20New%20Guinea.|"Kovave"]]. Kovave is a collection of creative works from New Guinea published in both Pidgin and English and even a mixture of the two. The types of pieces included in Kovave range from traditional folk tales to poetry to literary criticisms and come from many contributors. | These Pidgin songs from New Guinea were originally collected and printed in a journal of New Guinea literature titled //[[http://png.athabascau.ca/docs/kovave.pdf#:~:text=Kovave%20is%20New%20Guinea%27s%27first%20literary%20magazine.%20Its%20purpose,of%20creative%20writing%20in%20Papua%20and%20New%20Guinea.|Kovave]]//. //Kovave// contains a collection of creative works from New Guinea published in both Pidgin and English. The types of pieces included in //Kovave// range from traditional folk tales to poetry to literary criticism, and they come from many contributors. |
| ===== Context ===== | ===== Context ===== |
| | Often called 'Pidgin' by English speakers, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tok_Pisin|Tok Pisin]] is the most commonly spoken language of the official languages used in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea|Papua New Guinea]], with approximately one million speakers. Tok Pisin is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creole_language|creole language]] as well, so it appears to be a combination of multiple languages that form a new language. The word "Pisin" is derived from the English word "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin|pidgin]]," meaning a "grammatically simplified form of a language." |
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| | The //Kovave// literature magazine has been edited by its founder, German editor, writer, and scholar, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulli_Beier|Ulli Beier]]. It has also been edited by a variety of poets as well as students from the University of Papua & New Guinea. The first Pidgin song in this //Alcheringa// entry was collected by Leo Morgan, the second was found by Leo D. Laita, and the third by John Hakena. |
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| ===== Bibliography ===== | ===== Bibliography ===== |
| | “Creole Language.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 25 Jan. 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creole_language. |
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| | Erick, Kesia. “The Growth of Papua New Guinea Literature.” Ples Singsing - A PNG Writer's Blog, 14 Sept. 2021, https://plessingsing.com/2021/09/14/the-growth-of-papua-new-guinea-literature/. |
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| | “Papua New Guinea.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 6 Mar. 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea. |
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| | “Pidgin.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 Feb. 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin. |
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| | “Tok Pisin.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 1 Mar. 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tok_Pisin. |
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| | “Ulli Beier.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 21 Oct. 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulli_Beier. |
