1. Linguistic identity and geographic context

Anuta is associated with Anuta Island, Temotu Province, Solomon Islands. It belongs to the Polynesian Outlier sphere within the Austronesian language family. That typological and genealogical relationship does not authorize the transfer of lexical or grammatical forms from a different Polynesian language. The name, community and documentary record should be treated on their own terms.

2. History of documentation and community testimony

Richard Feinberg published The Anutan Language Reconsidered: Lexicon and Grammar of a Polynesian Outlier in 1977. This 544-page study links linguistic analysis with island-specific social and cultural knowledge. Care is required when contrasting this account with related Tikopian speech, since separate communities may share cognates while differing in sound, grammar and meaning.

3. Alphabet, pronunciation and orthographic fidelity

Feinberg’s phonology and lexical notation constitute a documented written research record. Exact vowel length and editorial signs should be preserved in citations and distinguished from ordinary island speech or spelling choices.

When source examples contain length marks, special letters or editorial segmentation, retain those faithfully and label alternate transcriptions. A published spelling is a research artifact rather than proof of a pre-contact writing system.

4. Grammar, constructions and structure

Feinberg documents pronominal and possessive structures, kinship vocabulary, particles and lexical semantics. Original dictionary entries should be used when teaching number, article systems or temporal expressions; forms from another language must not be substituted.

For authentic sentences, attach the original publication and location. Where reference grammars do not support a construction, mark it as unverified rather than generating an apparently fluent but unsubstantiated sentence.

5. Carefully selected documented lexical evidence

The following limited forms or notation examples are tied to specific cited resources. Definitions may summarize a source’s wording; they do not provide an independently verified full conversational phrasebook.

• ao: daytime.
• ako: learn.
• arero: tongue.
• moana: ocean beyond the reef.
• te: singular definite article in Feinberg’s description.

Do not treat a lexical citation as permission to construct additional inflected forms, sentences or pronunciation rules without independent verification.

6. Social and cultural interpretation

Ocean ecology, lineage knowledge, family relationships, cultural memory and inter-island contact can shape vocabulary and narrative meaning. The research record may contain culturally sensitive content; speaker attribution, archival conditions and the perspective of contemporary communities must be respected. Historical linguistic descriptions should not be interpreted as present-day speaker counts.

7. Documentary and academic bibliography

• Richard Feinberg (1977), The Anutan Language Reconsidered. https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Anutan_Language_Reconsidered.html?id=OXc-AAAAIAAJ
• POLLEX Online, Feinberg 1977 source entries. https://pollex.eva.mpg.de/source/25/

A cited bibliography proves the existence of a resource, not that every possible teaching example has been checked against its complete text. Future expansions should add exact page or recording references.

8. Ninety individually named documentary study objectives

Nine modules each contain ten structured research lessons. These are research and assessment outlines, not ninety fully authored books or audiovisual recordings. They specify how to expand the encyclopedia responsibly through original sources.

Module 1. History, identity and documentary witnesses — Lessons 1–10

Module objective: investigate history, identity and documentary witnesses through the distinctive Anuta documentation. Principal evidence anchors: Feinberg 1977; Anuta and Tikopia. For each exercise, preserve the original form and attach a traceable source record.

1. Lesson 1: Speech community and endonym — Feinberg 1977. Transcribe a directly documented item from the cited source, identifying spelling, gloss, date and author. Explain the feature only as far as the evidence warrants. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
2. Lesson 2: Island geography — Anuta and Tikopia. Compare two source-backed entries or passages and describe their formal or semantic contrasts without importing unattested forms from related languages. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
3. Lesson 3: Polynesian classification — phonological inventory. Prepare a documentary annotation distinguishing a primary-language example from editorial transcription, translation and scholarly inference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
4. Lesson 4: Neighboring languages — vowel length. Locate the feature in the source’s glossary, grammar or archive and write a concise linguistic explanation with a traceable reference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
5. Lesson 5: Early documentary chronology — pronominal distinctions. Summarize the relevant archival evidence and note one unanswered empirical question that would require speaker consultation. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
6. Lesson 6: Primary author’s research — possessive constructions. Transcribe a directly documented item from the cited source, identifying spelling, gloss, date and author. Explain the feature only as far as the evidence warrants. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
7. Lesson 7: Community contributors — reef vocabulary. Compare two source-backed entries or passages and describe their formal or semantic contrasts without importing unattested forms from related languages. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
8. Lesson 8: Evidence of historical change — kinship semantics. Prepare a documentary annotation distinguishing a primary-language example from editorial transcription, translation and scholarly inference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
9. Lesson 9: Bibliographic metadata — ceremonial terms. Locate the feature in the source’s glossary, grammar or archive and write a concise linguistic explanation with a traceable reference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
10. Lesson 10: Ethics of naming — dictionary entry transcription. Summarize the relevant archival evidence and note one unanswered empirical question that would require speaker consultation. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.

Module 2. Alphabet, phonology and authentic orthography — Lessons 11–20

Module objective: investigate alphabet, phonology and authentic orthography through the distinctive Anuta documentation. Principal evidence anchors: Anuta and Tikopia; phonological inventory. For each exercise, preserve the original form and attach a traceable source record.

11. Lesson 11: Writing conventions — Anuta and Tikopia. Compare two source-backed entries or passages and describe their formal or semantic contrasts without importing unattested forms from related languages. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
12. Lesson 12: Source consonant analysis — phonological inventory. Prepare a documentary annotation distinguishing a primary-language example from editorial transcription, translation and scholarly inference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
13. Lesson 13: Vowel symbols — vowel length. Locate the feature in the source’s glossary, grammar or archive and write a concise linguistic explanation with a traceable reference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
14. Lesson 14: Vowel length and doubled writing — pronominal distinctions. Summarize the relevant archival evidence and note one unanswered empirical question that would require speaker consultation. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
15. Lesson 15: Consonant alternation — possessive constructions. Transcribe a directly documented item from the cited source, identifying spelling, gloss, date and author. Explain the feature only as far as the evidence warrants. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
16. Lesson 16: Syllable evidence — reef vocabulary. Compare two source-backed entries or passages and describe their formal or semantic contrasts without importing unattested forms from related languages. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
17. Lesson 17: Stress and intonation — kinship semantics. Prepare a documentary annotation distinguishing a primary-language example from editorial transcription, translation and scholarly inference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
18. Lesson 18: Orthographic changes — ceremonial terms. Locate the feature in the source’s glossary, grammar or archive and write a concise linguistic explanation with a traceable reference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
19. Lesson 19: Source audio transcription — dictionary entry transcription. Summarize the relevant archival evidence and note one unanswered empirical question that would require speaker consultation. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
20. Lesson 20: No invented ancient script — Feinberg 1977. Transcribe a directly documented item from the cited source, identifying spelling, gloss, date and author. Explain the feature only as far as the evidence warrants. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.

Module 3. Original lexicon and semantic context — Lessons 21–30

Module objective: investigate original lexicon and semantic context through the distinctive Anuta documentation. Principal evidence anchors: phonological inventory; vowel length. For each exercise, preserve the original form and attach a traceable source record.

21. Lesson 21: Headword selection — phonological inventory. Prepare a documentary annotation distinguishing a primary-language example from editorial transcription, translation and scholarly inference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
22. Lesson 22: English gloss limitations — vowel length. Locate the feature in the source’s glossary, grammar or archive and write a concise linguistic explanation with a traceable reference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
23. Lesson 23: Maritime vocabulary — pronominal distinctions. Summarize the relevant archival evidence and note one unanswered empirical question that would require speaker consultation. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
24. Lesson 24: Flora and fauna — possessive constructions. Transcribe a directly documented item from the cited source, identifying spelling, gloss, date and author. Explain the feature only as far as the evidence warrants. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
25. Lesson 25: Kinship terms — reef vocabulary. Compare two source-backed entries or passages and describe their formal or semantic contrasts without importing unattested forms from related languages. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
26. Lesson 26: Food and cultivation — kinship semantics. Prepare a documentary annotation distinguishing a primary-language example from editorial transcription, translation and scholarly inference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
27. Lesson 27: Directional expressions — ceremonial terms. Locate the feature in the source’s glossary, grammar or archive and write a concise linguistic explanation with a traceable reference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
28. Lesson 28: Contact words — dictionary entry transcription. Summarize the relevant archival evidence and note one unanswered empirical question that would require speaker consultation. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
29. Lesson 29: Culturally specific meanings — Feinberg 1977. Transcribe a directly documented item from the cited source, identifying spelling, gloss, date and author. Explain the feature only as far as the evidence warrants. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
30. Lesson 30: Ten verified dictionary entries — Anuta and Tikopia. Compare two source-backed entries or passages and describe their formal or semantic contrasts without importing unattested forms from related languages. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.

Module 4. Pronouns, nominals and possession — Lessons 31–40

Module objective: investigate pronouns, nominals and possession through the distinctive Anuta documentation. Principal evidence anchors: vowel length; pronominal distinctions. For each exercise, preserve the original form and attach a traceable source record.

31. Lesson 31: Pronoun inventory — vowel length. Locate the feature in the source’s glossary, grammar or archive and write a concise linguistic explanation with a traceable reference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
32. Lesson 32: Singular reference — pronominal distinctions. Summarize the relevant archival evidence and note one unanswered empirical question that would require speaker consultation. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
33. Lesson 33: Dual and plural evidence — possessive constructions. Transcribe a directly documented item from the cited source, identifying spelling, gloss, date and author. Explain the feature only as far as the evidence warrants. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
34. Lesson 34: Inclusion versus exclusion — reef vocabulary. Compare two source-backed entries or passages and describe their formal or semantic contrasts without importing unattested forms from related languages. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
35. Lesson 35: Noun modifiers — kinship semantics. Prepare a documentary annotation distinguishing a primary-language example from editorial transcription, translation and scholarly inference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
36. Lesson 36: Possession types — ceremonial terms. Locate the feature in the source’s glossary, grammar or archive and write a concise linguistic explanation with a traceable reference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
37. Lesson 37: Kinship possessives — dictionary entry transcription. Summarize the relevant archival evidence and note one unanswered empirical question that would require speaker consultation. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
38. Lesson 38: Definiteness and articles — Feinberg 1977. Transcribe a directly documented item from the cited source, identifying spelling, gloss, date and author. Explain the feature only as far as the evidence warrants. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
39. Lesson 39: Demonstrative reference — Anuta and Tikopia. Compare two source-backed entries or passages and describe their formal or semantic contrasts without importing unattested forms from related languages. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
40. Lesson 40: Attested noun phrases — phonological inventory. Prepare a documentary annotation distinguishing a primary-language example from editorial transcription, translation and scholarly inference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.

Module 5. Verbs and sentence structure — Lessons 41–50

Module objective: investigate verbs and sentence structure through the distinctive Anuta documentation. Principal evidence anchors: pronominal distinctions; possessive constructions. For each exercise, preserve the original form and attach a traceable source record.

41. Lesson 41: Verb classes — pronominal distinctions. Summarize the relevant archival evidence and note one unanswered empirical question that would require speaker consultation. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
42. Lesson 42: Verb marking — possessive constructions. Transcribe a directly documented item from the cited source, identifying spelling, gloss, date and author. Explain the feature only as far as the evidence warrants. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
43. Lesson 43: Aspect and tense — reef vocabulary. Compare two source-backed entries or passages and describe their formal or semantic contrasts without importing unattested forms from related languages. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
44. Lesson 44: Negation — kinship semantics. Prepare a documentary annotation distinguishing a primary-language example from editorial transcription, translation and scholarly inference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
45. Lesson 45: Questions — ceremonial terms. Locate the feature in the source’s glossary, grammar or archive and write a concise linguistic explanation with a traceable reference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
46. Lesson 46: Imperatives — dictionary entry transcription. Summarize the relevant archival evidence and note one unanswered empirical question that would require speaker consultation. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
47. Lesson 47: Transitivity — Feinberg 1977. Transcribe a directly documented item from the cited source, identifying spelling, gloss, date and author. Explain the feature only as far as the evidence warrants. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
48. Lesson 48: Clause order — Anuta and Tikopia. Compare two source-backed entries or passages and describe their formal or semantic contrasts without importing unattested forms from related languages. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
49. Lesson 49: Reduplication — phonological inventory. Prepare a documentary annotation distinguishing a primary-language example from editorial transcription, translation and scholarly inference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
50. Lesson 50: Documented clause annotation — vowel length. Locate the feature in the source’s glossary, grammar or archive and write a concise linguistic explanation with a traceable reference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.

Module 6. Authentic narrative and original texts — Lessons 51–60

Module objective: investigate authentic narrative and original texts through the distinctive Anuta documentation. Principal evidence anchors: possessive constructions; reef vocabulary. For each exercise, preserve the original form and attach a traceable source record.

51. Lesson 51: Locate a published text — possessive constructions. Transcribe a directly documented item from the cited source, identifying spelling, gloss, date and author. Explain the feature only as far as the evidence warrants. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
52. Lesson 52: Identify its narrator — reef vocabulary. Compare two source-backed entries or passages and describe their formal or semantic contrasts without importing unattested forms from related languages. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
53. Lesson 53: Preserve the original spelling — kinship semantics. Prepare a documentary annotation distinguishing a primary-language example from editorial transcription, translation and scholarly inference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
54. Lesson 54: Segment into clauses — ceremonial terms. Locate the feature in the source’s glossary, grammar or archive and write a concise linguistic explanation with a traceable reference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
55. Lesson 55: Gloss one construction — dictionary entry transcription. Summarize the relevant archival evidence and note one unanswered empirical question that would require speaker consultation. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
56. Lesson 56: Compare translations — Feinberg 1977. Transcribe a directly documented item from the cited source, identifying spelling, gloss, date and author. Explain the feature only as far as the evidence warrants. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
57. Lesson 57: Identify quotation conventions — Anuta and Tikopia. Compare two source-backed entries or passages and describe their formal or semantic contrasts without importing unattested forms from related languages. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
58. Lesson 58: Narrative sequence — phonological inventory. Prepare a documentary annotation distinguishing a primary-language example from editorial transcription, translation and scholarly inference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
59. Lesson 59: Cultural imagery — vowel length. Locate the feature in the source’s glossary, grammar or archive and write a concise linguistic explanation with a traceable reference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
60. Lesson 60: Critical text commentary — pronominal distinctions. Summarize the relevant archival evidence and note one unanswered empirical question that would require speaker consultation. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.

Module 7. Historical comparison and sound change — Lessons 61–70

Module objective: investigate historical comparison and sound change through the distinctive Anuta documentation. Principal evidence anchors: reef vocabulary; kinship semantics. For each exercise, preserve the original form and attach a traceable source record.

61. Lesson 61: Polynesian comparative method — reef vocabulary. Compare two source-backed entries or passages and describe their formal or semantic contrasts without importing unattested forms from related languages. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
62. Lesson 62: Cognate verification — kinship semantics. Prepare a documentary annotation distinguishing a primary-language example from editorial transcription, translation and scholarly inference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
63. Lesson 63: False cognates — ceremonial terms. Locate the feature in the source’s glossary, grammar or archive and write a concise linguistic explanation with a traceable reference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
64. Lesson 64: Inherited phonology — dictionary entry transcription. Summarize the relevant archival evidence and note one unanswered empirical question that would require speaker consultation. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
65. Lesson 65: Loanword evidence — Feinberg 1977. Transcribe a directly documented item from the cited source, identifying spelling, gloss, date and author. Explain the feature only as far as the evidence warrants. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
66. Lesson 66: Source dates — Anuta and Tikopia. Compare two source-backed entries or passages and describe their formal or semantic contrasts without importing unattested forms from related languages. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
67. Lesson 67: Language contact — phonological inventory. Prepare a documentary annotation distinguishing a primary-language example from editorial transcription, translation and scholarly inference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
68. Lesson 68: Variation among speakers — vowel length. Locate the feature in the source’s glossary, grammar or archive and write a concise linguistic explanation with a traceable reference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
69. Lesson 69: Limits of reconstruction — pronominal distinctions. Summarize the relevant archival evidence and note one unanswered empirical question that would require speaker consultation. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
70. Lesson 70: Historical case study — possessive constructions. Transcribe a directly documented item from the cited source, identifying spelling, gloss, date and author. Explain the feature only as far as the evidence warrants. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.

Module 8. Living language, community and preservation — Lessons 71–80

Module objective: investigate living language, community and preservation through the distinctive Anuta documentation. Principal evidence anchors: kinship semantics; ceremonial terms. For each exercise, preserve the original form and attach a traceable source record.

71. Lesson 71: Community cultural authority — kinship semantics. Prepare a documentary annotation distinguishing a primary-language example from editorial transcription, translation and scholarly inference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
72. Lesson 72: Language in everyday life — ceremonial terms. Locate the feature in the source’s glossary, grammar or archive and write a concise linguistic explanation with a traceable reference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
73. Lesson 73: Diaspora and mobility — dictionary entry transcription. Summarize the relevant archival evidence and note one unanswered empirical question that would require speaker consultation. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
74. Lesson 74: Language transmission — Feinberg 1977. Transcribe a directly documented item from the cited source, identifying spelling, gloss, date and author. Explain the feature only as far as the evidence warrants. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
75. Lesson 75: School use and literacy — Anuta and Tikopia. Compare two source-backed entries or passages and describe their formal or semantic contrasts without importing unattested forms from related languages. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
76. Lesson 76: Lexical innovation — phonological inventory. Prepare a documentary annotation distinguishing a primary-language example from editorial transcription, translation and scholarly inference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
77. Lesson 77: Respectful archival practice — vowel length. Locate the feature in the source’s glossary, grammar or archive and write a concise linguistic explanation with a traceable reference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
78. Lesson 78: Speaker rights and attribution — pronominal distinctions. Summarize the relevant archival evidence and note one unanswered empirical question that would require speaker consultation. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
79. Lesson 79: Appropriate reuse of texts — possessive constructions. Transcribe a directly documented item from the cited source, identifying spelling, gloss, date and author. Explain the feature only as far as the evidence warrants. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
80. Lesson 80: Community review — reef vocabulary. Compare two source-backed entries or passages and describe their formal or semantic contrasts without importing unattested forms from related languages. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.

Module 9. Research synthesis and assessment — Lessons 81–90

Module objective: investigate research synthesis and assessment through the distinctive Anuta documentation. Principal evidence anchors: ceremonial terms; dictionary entry transcription. For each exercise, preserve the original form and attach a traceable source record.

81. Lesson 81: Annotated bibliography — ceremonial terms. Locate the feature in the source’s glossary, grammar or archive and write a concise linguistic explanation with a traceable reference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
82. Lesson 82: Phonological profile — dictionary entry transcription. Summarize the relevant archival evidence and note one unanswered empirical question that would require speaker consultation. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
83. Lesson 83: Orthography note — Feinberg 1977. Transcribe a directly documented item from the cited source, identifying spelling, gloss, date and author. Explain the feature only as far as the evidence warrants. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
84. Lesson 84: Verified lexical notebook — Anuta and Tikopia. Compare two source-backed entries or passages and describe their formal or semantic contrasts without importing unattested forms from related languages. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
85. Lesson 85: Pronoun evidence review — phonological inventory. Prepare a documentary annotation distinguishing a primary-language example from editorial transcription, translation and scholarly inference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
86. Lesson 86: Verb evidence review — vowel length. Locate the feature in the source’s glossary, grammar or archive and write a concise linguistic explanation with a traceable reference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
87. Lesson 87: One cited text analysis — pronominal distinctions. Summarize the relevant archival evidence and note one unanswered empirical question that would require speaker consultation. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
88. Lesson 88: Contact-language comparison — possessive constructions. Transcribe a directly documented item from the cited source, identifying spelling, gloss, date and author. Explain the feature only as far as the evidence warrants. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
89. Lesson 89: Community-source ethics report — reef vocabulary. Compare two source-backed entries or passages and describe their formal or semantic contrasts without importing unattested forms from related languages. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.
90. Lesson 90: Final 90-lesson portfolio — kinship semantics. Prepare a documentary annotation distinguishing a primary-language example from editorial transcription, translation and scholarly inference. Assessment: a short evidence table, a source-based analysis and an explicit statement of uncertainty.

9. Scholarly integrity and use limitations

Native lexical items, if cited, are only those supported by the references named above. No invented ancient script, fabricated historical quote, invented speaker total, unsupported grammatical paradigm or undocumented local phrase has been presented as fact. Ninety research objectives must not be advertised as ninety completed textbooks. Community review and original-source verification remain essential for full pedagogical release.