1. Language identification, speakers and linguistic genealogy

ANLHE Solomon Islands comparative taxonomy audit (November 2026): Baelelea (Mbaelelea) belongs to the northern Malaita Oceanic language complex. The comparative survey by Tryon treated Mbaelelea as part of a North Malaitan cluster with To’abaita and Fataleka. These historical dialect groupings do not remove the value of an individual Baelelea profile, nor do they establish that every local word has the same form across these languages. Reference classification and documentation.

Baelelea (Mbaelelea) is associated with northern Malaita, Solomon Islands. ISO 639-3: bvc. Scholarly classification: Austronesian > Oceanic > Southeast Solomonic > Malaita > Northern Malaita. The language must be distinguished from related neighboring communities, historical alternative names and the editorial labels used in different publications.

2. Historical sources and chronology

Baelelea, also called Mbaelelea, is independently identified in the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database and in linguistic catalogues. Tryon and Hackman’s 1983 Solomon Islands languages: an internal classification is the source named for 204 comparison entries. This is a comparative language sample rather than a complete reference grammar or a modern population survey.

Comparative wordlists, translated religious books and fieldwork grammars offer different types of evidence. No source-specific speaker estimates are represented here as verified current population counts.

3. Alphabet, sound inventory and source orthography

ABVD transcription is a comparative lexical record. Original symbols and local labels must be retained, and a full alphabet, syllable analysis or current pronunciation standard cannot be inferred solely from that wordlist.

Any item quoted from a database must retain original letters, diacritics and annotation. A comparative Latin-script list does not establish an indigenous ancient alphabet or full modern conversational pronunciation.

4. Nominal and verbal grammar: evidence versus research questions

Morphosyntactic topics such as pronominal categories, possessive constructions and clause organization require a directly attested Baelelea grammatical source or speaker-confirmed original texts; comparative forms from nearby Lau or Toʻabaita must not be substituted.

Pronouns, possession, temporal markers and sentence structure are legitimate research domains only when tied to verifiable original passages. Shared Oceanic genealogy does not justify generating unattested words or grammar for this language.

5. Lexicography and cultural semantics

Detailed teaching vocabulary should be prepared by recording the headword from the attributed dictionary or comparative list, the editor’s gloss, its local variety, collection date and precise source location. Broader themes may include kinship, sea and forest ecology, food, settlements and motion. The language’s own documentary tradition, rather than unrelated English examples, must determine the original forms.

6. Community history, contact and language stewardship

Island geography, mobility, multilingual interaction, local knowledge and language learning are appropriate contextual subjects. Historical catalog entries and linguists’ field notes must be interpreted in their date and social setting. Native speakers and original collaborators should receive explicit attribution wherever identifiable; recordings and texts remain subject to community and archive permissions.

7. Academic source register

1. ABVD Baelelea, Tryon and Hackman (1983). https://abvd.clld.org/languages/564
2. ASJP Mbaelelea comparative classification. https://asjp.clld.org/languages/MBAELELEA
3. Baelelea catalog description. https://arc.dbs.org/data/languages/bvc/

These bibliographic records allow verification; they do not establish ninety finished original-language dialogues. Future editions must cite exact pages or recordings for substantive native-language examples.

8. Ten language-specific original research strands

1. Mbaelelea name. Locate an identifiable source witness, explain its scholarly or community context and indicate the evidence still required.
2. northern Malaita geography. Locate an identifiable source witness, explain its scholarly or community context and indicate the evidence still required.
3. Tryon and Hackman 1983. Locate an identifiable source witness, explain its scholarly or community context and indicate the evidence still required.
4. ABVD 204-item data. Locate an identifiable source witness, explain its scholarly or community context and indicate the evidence still required.
5. comparative phonetic symbols. Locate an identifiable source witness, explain its scholarly or community context and indicate the evidence still required.
6. source collection history. Locate an identifiable source witness, explain its scholarly or community context and indicate the evidence still required.
7. relation to Fataleka. Locate an identifiable source witness, explain its scholarly or community context and indicate the evidence still required.
8. Northern Malaita classification. Locate an identifiable source witness, explain its scholarly or community context and indicate the evidence still required.
9. uncertain grammatical paradigms. Locate an identifiable source witness, explain its scholarly or community context and indicate the evidence still required.
10. speaker-verification methods. Locate an identifiable source witness, explain its scholarly or community context and indicate the evidence still required.

9. Ninety separately identified research lessons

Nine modules of ten lessons each organize the work from linguistic identity to source-based phonology, lexicography, morphosyntax, original texts, comparison and ethical preservation. Where the evidence is limited, a lesson remains an explicit investigation rather than an invented grammatical rule.

Module 1. Geography, names and documentation — Lessons 1–10

Specific research anchor: Mbaelelea name. Comparative question: northern Malaita geography. Check the original spelling and source provenance for every example.

1. Lesson 1: Native and alternative names — Mbaelelea name. Find the exact language-specific source entry, preserve its orthography, and identify a page, database ID or recording before explaining the form. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
2. Lesson 2: Community geography — northern Malaita geography. Prepare a compact documentation table recording original form, author or speaker, collection date, local variety, English gloss, and ambiguity. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
3. Lesson 3: Language family — Tryon and Hackman 1983. For a phenomenon not proven by available records, define an archival search or community-consultation protocol rather than inventing a phrase. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
4. Lesson 4: Relation to neighbors — ABVD 204-item data. Analyze what a cited source actually demonstrates; distinguish observed data from a grammatical generalization that would need confirmation. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
5. Lesson 5: Early source history — comparative phonetic symbols. Compare authentic evidence in two scholarly witnesses without importing words or syntax from another named language. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
6. Lesson 6: Comparative collection — source collection history. Find the exact language-specific source entry, preserve its orthography, and identify a page, database ID or recording before explaining the form. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
7. Lesson 7: Fieldwork and editors — relation to Fataleka. Prepare a compact documentation table recording original form, author or speaker, collection date, local variety, English gloss, and ambiguity. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
8. Lesson 8: Source date and provenance — Northern Malaita classification. For a phenomenon not proven by available records, define an archival search or community-consultation protocol rather than inventing a phrase. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
9. Lesson 9: Distinct dialect labels — uncertain grammatical paradigms. Analyze what a cited source actually demonstrates; distinguish observed data from a grammatical generalization that would need confirmation. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
10. Lesson 10: Annotated bibliography — speaker-verification methods. Compare authentic evidence in two scholarly witnesses without importing words or syntax from another named language. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.

Module 2. Orthography, transcription and phonology — Lessons 11–20

Specific research anchor: northern Malaita geography. Comparative question: Tryon and Hackman 1983. Check the original spelling and source provenance for every example.

11. Lesson 11: Writing conventions — northern Malaita geography. Analyze what a cited source actually demonstrates; distinguish observed data from a grammatical generalization that would need confirmation. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
12. Lesson 12: Historical transcriptions — Tryon and Hackman 1983. Compare authentic evidence in two scholarly witnesses without importing words or syntax from another named language. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
13. Lesson 13: Consonant research — ABVD 204-item data. Find the exact language-specific source entry, preserve its orthography, and identify a page, database ID or recording before explaining the form. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
14. Lesson 14: Vowel research — comparative phonetic symbols. Prepare a compact documentation table recording original form, author or speaker, collection date, local variety, English gloss, and ambiguity. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
15. Lesson 15: Phonetic versus phonemic signs — source collection history. For a phenomenon not proven by available records, define an archival search or community-consultation protocol rather than inventing a phrase. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
16. Lesson 16: Hyphens and morphological notation — relation to Fataleka. Analyze what a cited source actually demonstrates; distinguish observed data from a grammatical generalization that would need confirmation. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
17. Lesson 17: Stress evidence — Northern Malaita classification. Compare authentic evidence in two scholarly witnesses without importing words or syntax from another named language. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
18. Lesson 18: Audio comparisons — uncertain grammatical paradigms. Find the exact language-specific source entry, preserve its orthography, and identify a page, database ID or recording before explaining the form. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
19. Lesson 19: Regional pronunciation variation — speaker-verification methods. Prepare a compact documentation table recording original form, author or speaker, collection date, local variety, English gloss, and ambiguity. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
20. Lesson 20: Sound evidence report — Mbaelelea name. For a phenomenon not proven by available records, define an archival search or community-consultation protocol rather than inventing a phrase. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.

Module 3. Original vocabulary and lexicography — Lessons 21–30

Specific research anchor: Tryon and Hackman 1983. Comparative question: ABVD 204-item data. Check the original spelling and source provenance for every example.

21. Lesson 21: First original wordlist — Tryon and Hackman 1983. Prepare a compact documentation table recording original form, author or speaker, collection date, local variety, English gloss, and ambiguity. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
22. Lesson 22: Body and kinship terms — ABVD 204-item data. For a phenomenon not proven by available records, define an archival search or community-consultation protocol rather than inventing a phrase. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
23. Lesson 23: Natural environment — comparative phonetic symbols. Analyze what a cited source actually demonstrates; distinguish observed data from a grammatical generalization that would need confirmation. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
24. Lesson 24: Maritime vocabulary — source collection history. Compare authentic evidence in two scholarly witnesses without importing words or syntax from another named language. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
25. Lesson 25: Food and plants — relation to Fataleka. Find the exact language-specific source entry, preserve its orthography, and identify a page, database ID or recording before explaining the form. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
26. Lesson 26: Motion and direction — Northern Malaita classification. Prepare a compact documentation table recording original form, author or speaker, collection date, local variety, English gloss, and ambiguity. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
27. Lesson 27: Numeral evidence — uncertain grammatical paradigms. For a phenomenon not proven by available records, define an archival search or community-consultation protocol rather than inventing a phrase. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
28. Lesson 28: Loanwords — speaker-verification methods. Analyze what a cited source actually demonstrates; distinguish observed data from a grammatical generalization that would need confirmation. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
29. Lesson 29: Word meaning variation — Mbaelelea name. Compare authentic evidence in two scholarly witnesses without importing words or syntax from another named language. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
30. Lesson 30: Ten-entry attested notebook — northern Malaita geography. Find the exact language-specific source entry, preserve its orthography, and identify a page, database ID or recording before explaining the form. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.

Module 4. Nominal reference and pronouns — Lessons 31–40

Specific research anchor: ABVD 204-item data. Comparative question: comparative phonetic symbols. Check the original spelling and source provenance for every example.

31. Lesson 31: Noun phrase identification — ABVD 204-item data. Compare authentic evidence in two scholarly witnesses without importing words or syntax from another named language. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
32. Lesson 32: Personal reference — comparative phonetic symbols. Find the exact language-specific source entry, preserve its orthography, and identify a page, database ID or recording before explaining the form. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
33. Lesson 33: Singular — source collection history. Prepare a compact documentation table recording original form, author or speaker, collection date, local variety, English gloss, and ambiguity. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
34. Lesson 34: Dual if attested — relation to Fataleka. For a phenomenon not proven by available records, define an archival search or community-consultation protocol rather than inventing a phrase. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
35. Lesson 35: Plural — Northern Malaita classification. Analyze what a cited source actually demonstrates; distinguish observed data from a grammatical generalization that would need confirmation. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
36. Lesson 36: Inclusive and exclusive if attested — uncertain grammatical paradigms. Compare authentic evidence in two scholarly witnesses without importing words or syntax from another named language. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
37. Lesson 37: Articles and demonstratives — speaker-verification methods. Find the exact language-specific source entry, preserve its orthography, and identify a page, database ID or recording before explaining the form. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
38. Lesson 38: Possessive patterns — Mbaelelea name. Prepare a compact documentation table recording original form, author or speaker, collection date, local variety, English gloss, and ambiguity. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
39. Lesson 39: Kinship construction — northern Malaita geography. For a phenomenon not proven by available records, define an archival search or community-consultation protocol rather than inventing a phrase. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
40. Lesson 40: Evidence-based nominal analysis — Tryon and Hackman 1983. Analyze what a cited source actually demonstrates; distinguish observed data from a grammatical generalization that would need confirmation. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.

Module 5. Verbal structures and sentence analysis — Lessons 41–50

Specific research anchor: comparative phonetic symbols. Comparative question: source collection history. Check the original spelling and source provenance for every example.

41. Lesson 41: Identify predicates — comparative phonetic symbols. For a phenomenon not proven by available records, define an archival search or community-consultation protocol rather than inventing a phrase. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
42. Lesson 42: Morphological boundaries — source collection history. Analyze what a cited source actually demonstrates; distinguish observed data from a grammatical generalization that would need confirmation. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
43. Lesson 43: Transitivity — relation to Fataleka. Compare authentic evidence in two scholarly witnesses without importing words or syntax from another named language. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
44. Lesson 44: Time markers — Northern Malaita classification. Find the exact language-specific source entry, preserve its orthography, and identify a page, database ID or recording before explaining the form. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
45. Lesson 45: Aspectual meaning — uncertain grammatical paradigms. Prepare a compact documentation table recording original form, author or speaker, collection date, local variety, English gloss, and ambiguity. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
46. Lesson 46: Negation — speaker-verification methods. For a phenomenon not proven by available records, define an archival search or community-consultation protocol rather than inventing a phrase. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
47. Lesson 47: Questions — Mbaelelea name. Analyze what a cited source actually demonstrates; distinguish observed data from a grammatical generalization that would need confirmation. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
48. Lesson 48: Commands — northern Malaita geography. Compare authentic evidence in two scholarly witnesses without importing words or syntax from another named language. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
49. Lesson 49: Clause ordering — Tryon and Hackman 1983. Find the exact language-specific source entry, preserve its orthography, and identify a page, database ID or recording before explaining the form. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
50. Lesson 50: Annotated clause research — ABVD 204-item data. Prepare a compact documentation table recording original form, author or speaker, collection date, local variety, English gloss, and ambiguity. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.

Module 6. Source text, discourse and translation — Lessons 51–60

Specific research anchor: source collection history. Comparative question: relation to Fataleka. Check the original spelling and source provenance for every example.

51. Lesson 51: Locate text — source collection history. Find the exact language-specific source entry, preserve its orthography, and identify a page, database ID or recording before explaining the form. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
52. Lesson 52: Speaker or editor identity — relation to Fataleka. Prepare a compact documentation table recording original form, author or speaker, collection date, local variety, English gloss, and ambiguity. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
53. Lesson 53: Record source orthography — Northern Malaita classification. For a phenomenon not proven by available records, define an archival search or community-consultation protocol rather than inventing a phrase. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
54. Lesson 54: Segment and gloss — uncertain grammatical paradigms. Analyze what a cited source actually demonstrates; distinguish observed data from a grammatical generalization that would need confirmation. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
55. Lesson 55: Translate words in context — speaker-verification methods. Compare authentic evidence in two scholarly witnesses without importing words or syntax from another named language. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
56. Lesson 56: Syntactic reading — Mbaelelea name. Find the exact language-specific source entry, preserve its orthography, and identify a page, database ID or recording before explaining the form. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
57. Lesson 57: Discourse and genre — northern Malaita geography. Prepare a compact documentation table recording original form, author or speaker, collection date, local variety, English gloss, and ambiguity. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
58. Lesson 58: Cultural interpretation — Tryon and Hackman 1983. For a phenomenon not proven by available records, define an archival search or community-consultation protocol rather than inventing a phrase. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
59. Lesson 59: Compare editions — ABVD 204-item data. Analyze what a cited source actually demonstrates; distinguish observed data from a grammatical generalization that would need confirmation. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
60. Lesson 60: Critical text commentary — comparative phonetic symbols. Compare authentic evidence in two scholarly witnesses without importing words or syntax from another named language. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.

Module 7. Historical comparison and contact — Lessons 61–70

Specific research anchor: relation to Fataleka. Comparative question: Northern Malaita classification. Check the original spelling and source provenance for every example.

61. Lesson 61: Genealogical subgroups — relation to Fataleka. Analyze what a cited source actually demonstrates; distinguish observed data from a grammatical generalization that would need confirmation. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
62. Lesson 62: Cognate methodology — Northern Malaita classification. Compare authentic evidence in two scholarly witnesses without importing words or syntax from another named language. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
63. Lesson 63: Sound correspondences — uncertain grammatical paradigms. Find the exact language-specific source entry, preserve its orthography, and identify a page, database ID or recording before explaining the form. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
64. Lesson 64: Borrowing hypotheses — speaker-verification methods. Prepare a compact documentation table recording original form, author or speaker, collection date, local variety, English gloss, and ambiguity. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
65. Lesson 65: Contact traditions — Mbaelelea name. For a phenomenon not proven by available records, define an archival search or community-consultation protocol rather than inventing a phrase. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
66. Lesson 66: Dialects and varieties — northern Malaita geography. Analyze what a cited source actually demonstrates; distinguish observed data from a grammatical generalization that would need confirmation. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
67. Lesson 67: Evidence from older sources — Tryon and Hackman 1983. Compare authentic evidence in two scholarly witnesses without importing words or syntax from another named language. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
68. Lesson 68: Reconstruction caution — ABVD 204-item data. Find the exact language-specific source entry, preserve its orthography, and identify a page, database ID or recording before explaining the form. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
69. Lesson 69: Comparative hypothesis testing — comparative phonetic symbols. Prepare a compact documentation table recording original form, author or speaker, collection date, local variety, English gloss, and ambiguity. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
70. Lesson 70: Documentary comparison paper — source collection history. For a phenomenon not proven by available records, define an archival search or community-consultation protocol rather than inventing a phrase. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.

Module 8. Community participation and ethics — Lessons 71–80

Specific research anchor: Northern Malaita classification. Comparative question: uncertain grammatical paradigms. Check the original spelling and source provenance for every example.

71. Lesson 71: Community language names — Northern Malaita classification. Prepare a compact documentation table recording original form, author or speaker, collection date, local variety, English gloss, and ambiguity. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
72. Lesson 72: Knowledge holders — uncertain grammatical paradigms. For a phenomenon not proven by available records, define an archival search or community-consultation protocol rather than inventing a phrase. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
73. Lesson 73: Traditional oral histories — speaker-verification methods. Analyze what a cited source actually demonstrates; distinguish observed data from a grammatical generalization that would need confirmation. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
74. Lesson 74: Island ecology — Mbaelelea name. Compare authentic evidence in two scholarly witnesses without importing words or syntax from another named language. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
75. Lesson 75: Language learning contexts — northern Malaita geography. Find the exact language-specific source entry, preserve its orthography, and identify a page, database ID or recording before explaining the form. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
76. Lesson 76: Multilingual environments — Tryon and Hackman 1983. Prepare a compact documentation table recording original form, author or speaker, collection date, local variety, English gloss, and ambiguity. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
77. Lesson 77: Recording permissions — ABVD 204-item data. For a phenomenon not proven by available records, define an archival search or community-consultation protocol rather than inventing a phrase. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
78. Lesson 78: Speaker and author credit — comparative phonetic symbols. Analyze what a cited source actually demonstrates; distinguish observed data from a grammatical generalization that would need confirmation. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
79. Lesson 79: Return materials to community — source collection history. Compare authentic evidence in two scholarly witnesses without importing words or syntax from another named language. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
80. Lesson 80: Archival preservation — relation to Fataleka. Find the exact language-specific source entry, preserve its orthography, and identify a page, database ID or recording before explaining the form. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.

Module 9. Advanced research portfolio — Lessons 81–90

Specific research anchor: uncertain grammatical paradigms. Comparative question: speaker-verification methods. Check the original spelling and source provenance for every example.

81. Lesson 81: Source bibliography — uncertain grammatical paradigms. Compare authentic evidence in two scholarly witnesses without importing words or syntax from another named language. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
82. Lesson 82: Orthographic evidence matrix — speaker-verification methods. Find the exact language-specific source entry, preserve its orthography, and identify a page, database ID or recording before explaining the form. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
83. Lesson 83: Sound-system inquiry — Mbaelelea name. Prepare a compact documentation table recording original form, author or speaker, collection date, local variety, English gloss, and ambiguity. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
84. Lesson 84: Verified lexicon — northern Malaita geography. For a phenomenon not proven by available records, define an archival search or community-consultation protocol rather than inventing a phrase. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
85. Lesson 85: Pronoun-source report — Tryon and Hackman 1983. Analyze what a cited source actually demonstrates; distinguish observed data from a grammatical generalization that would need confirmation. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
86. Lesson 86: Verbal research note — ABVD 204-item data. Compare authentic evidence in two scholarly witnesses without importing words or syntax from another named language. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
87. Lesson 87: One annotated original excerpt — comparative phonetic symbols. Find the exact language-specific source entry, preserve its orthography, and identify a page, database ID or recording before explaining the form. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
88. Lesson 88: Comparative essay — source collection history. Prepare a compact documentation table recording original form, author or speaker, collection date, local variety, English gloss, and ambiguity. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
89. Lesson 89: Source and consent audit — relation to Fataleka. For a phenomenon not proven by available records, define an archival search or community-consultation protocol rather than inventing a phrase. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.
90. Lesson 90: Capstone research synthesis — Northern Malaita classification. Analyze what a cited source actually demonstrates; distinguish observed data from a grammatical generalization that would need confirmation. Assessment: original-language evidence where available, an independently written analysis and a transparent source-limit note.

10. Editorial disclosure

This page contains an original research profile and ninety lesson objectives, not ninety fully developed teaching texts, audio sessions or recorded lessons. Unsupported language phrases, invented writing systems and undocumented current speaker counts have not been introduced as facts. Further linguistic examples require precise archival citations and review where possible by community language experts.