A Vocabulary of the Language of Marau Sound, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.

• Published in: Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
• Main Author: Ivens, W. G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1932
• Subjects: History; Cultural Studies; Selwyn; Eastern Entrance; peura; uhu
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0041977x00123158; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0041977X00123158

Marau Sound lies at the south-east end of the island called Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. There is no native name for the Sound as a whole, and it received its present name owing to the fact that the island which lies at the eastern entrance to the Sound is called Marau, i.e. Island. Other isl...