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1 Speaking 1 Speaking
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1.1 Mariawkusɨkan ‘talk, speak’ 1.1 Mariawkusɨkan ‘talk, speak’
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1.2 Mariawk sukwan ‘speak out, tell’ 1.2 Mariawk sukwan ‘speak out, tell’
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1.3 Sɨmɨnggan ‘tell clearly, explain’ 1.3 Sɨmɨnggan ‘tell clearly, explain’
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1.4 Yaykan ‘cry, say, speak’ 1.4 Yaykan ‘cry, say, speak’
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2 The creation of knowledge 2 The creation of knowledge
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3 Aykapіkan ‘remember, learn, reflect, know’ 3 Aykapіkan ‘remember, learn, reflect, know’
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4 Hearing and seeing 4 Hearing and seeing
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5 Mirativity 5 Mirativity
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6 Conclusion 6 Conclusion
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References References
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13 Saying, seeing, and knowing among the Karawari of Papua New Guinea
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Published:February 2014
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Abstract
While grammatical expression of information source and evidential marking among the Karawari-speaking Ambonwari of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, may be lacking there are other lexical means of referring to the source of information and expressing the nuances of perceiving and knowing. The Karawari knowledge construction continues to merge abstract with practical dimensions, and cognitive concepts with bodily know-how. Speech too is a creative act and anduk ‘mouth, language’ is its ‘tool’ of creation. Ambonwari are very much aware of tangible consequences of speaking and how words can actually ‘touch’. Calling of a name is a good example of this. Such recognition leads the author to discuss issues of perception, seeing and hearing in particular, and their relation to knowledge generally. The author argues that the most resourceful knowledge is created between visible and invisible domains of people’s lives, and that the transition between two domains can be creatively manipulated.
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