1. Language, geography and identity

Nukumanu Atoll in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. Nukumanu is a Polynesian Outlier language identified by ISO 639-3 nuq and Glottocode nuku1258. The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database incorporates 161 listed lexical datapoints attributed to Richard or Rick Feinberg, with data entry credited to Mary Walworth. The entry points to a manuscript Nukumanu Lexicon archived with PARADISEC. The list is a documented lexical sample and must not be described as a complete reference grammar.

Language names and regional varieties are presented according to community-sensitive scholarly descriptions. A source’s publication date is not evidence of the language’s origin date, and historical speaker estimates are not current demographic facts.

2. Alphabet, authentic orthography and sound systems

The documented Nukumanu lexicon includes forms with doubled vowels such as maaui, maatau and taahao. The dataset alone is insufficient to establish all phonemic length contrasts, full stress rules or historical spelling policy. These should be checked in the archived manuscript or with speakers before teaching a generalized pronunciation system.

Students must distinguish alphabetic characters, phonetic transcription and analytic notation. Old and contemporary spelling systems may encode different features. Unsupported hypotheses about a pre-contact writing system are excluded.

3. Nouns, verbs, grammar and syntax

The available lexicon enables carefully constrained comparison of lexical categories, apparent sound correspondences and island-related terminology. It does not prove an entire pronoun paradigm, negation system or tense-aspect inventory. Those topics in the research curriculum are deliberately defined as tasks for primary-source verification rather than pre-certified grammatical lessons.

For every grammatical claim, document the relevant original-language evidence before generating English explanatory examples. Source limitations are substantive information, not gaps to conceal with plausible but invented language material.

4. Historically documented lexical sample

This selective lexicon uses only forms traceable to the sources indicated below. Definitions are concise summaries of the archival glosses and may not reflect every contextual sense.

• rima: hand.
• maaui: left.
• maatau: right; original ABVD entry spelling should be consulted and is rendered here without claiming pronunciation.
• vae: leg.
• kaukau: swim.
• ika: fish.
• namu: mosquito.
• hatu: stone.

These isolated words do not authorize construction of unattested sentences or paradigms. All expanded examples require independent checking against the full edition.

5. Community life, historical use and language contact

Island geography, kinship, voyages, local ecology, settlement mobility and changing contact languages can all bear on lexical usage. Rather than implying a static culture, the encyclopedia asks how distinct decades of source collection shape observations. Community collaborators should be credited and knowledge restrictions respected.

6. Source register and scholarly bibliography

• Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: Nukumanu, source Feinberg. https://lpan.eva.mpg.de/austronesian/language.php?id=1654
• ABVD Nukumanu language identifier and reference dataset. https://abvd.clld.org/languages/1654

These links identify the scholarly witnesses or source data. They are not claims that every original sentence has been independently rechecked against the printed page. Add exact page or recording details before issuing finished instructional workbooks.

7. Nine-module learning design

Each module has ten distinct topics, yielding ninety numbered documentary lessons. Evidence requirements, source criticism, phonological literacy and respectful research methods are integrated throughout.

Module 1: Historical geography and identity — Lessons 1 to 10

Module focus: Feinberg lexicon manuscript, assessed in relation to Nukumanu and its actual research record. Each lesson develops a separately identifiable competence with a citation trail and clear uncertainty annotations.

1. Lesson 1: community name — Feinberg lexicon manuscript. Extract only directly attested forms from the named source and include original spelling, gloss, attribution and page or entry identifier. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
2. Lesson 2: atoll or island geography — Mary Walworth data entry. Compare the source treatment with a related documented phenomenon and explain why borrowing a neighboring language’s forms would be invalid. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
3. Lesson 3: language affiliation — ISO code nuq. Prepare a short annotated evidence table distinguishing observation, descriptive interpretation and unverified hypothesis. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
4. Lesson 4: related-language distinction — 161 lexical datapoints. Identify a relevant passage or lexical entry, assess its historical setting and state at least one source limitation. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
5. Lesson 5: documentary time line — doubled vowels. Present an evidence-based research question and list what original speaker or archival data would be needed to answer it. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
6. Lesson 6: source bibliographies — Polynesian Outlier classification. Extract only directly attested forms from the named source and include original spelling, gloss, attribution and page or entry identifier. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
7. Lesson 7: fieldwork history — gloss ambiguity. Compare the source treatment with a related documented phenomenon and explain why borrowing a neighboring language’s forms would be invalid. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
8. Lesson 8: community voice — recorded hand and leg terms. Prepare a short annotated evidence table distinguishing observation, descriptive interpretation and unverified hypothesis. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
9. Lesson 9: historical contact — oceanic lexicon. Identify a relevant passage or lexical entry, assess its historical setting and state at least one source limitation. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
10. Lesson 10: evidence-quality audit — source incompleteness. Present an evidence-based research question and list what original speaker or archival data would be needed to answer it. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.

Module 2: Writing and phonology — Lessons 11 to 20

Module focus: Mary Walworth data entry, assessed in relation to Nukumanu and its actual research record. Each lesson develops a separately identifiable competence with a citation trail and clear uncertainty annotations.

11. Lesson 11: original orthography — Mary Walworth data entry. Identify a relevant passage or lexical entry, assess its historical setting and state at least one source limitation. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
12. Lesson 12: consonant inventory — ISO code nuq. Present an evidence-based research question and list what original speaker or archival data would be needed to answer it. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
13. Lesson 13: vowel inventory — 161 lexical datapoints. Extract only directly attested forms from the named source and include original spelling, gloss, attribution and page or entry identifier. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
14. Lesson 14: length notation — doubled vowels. Compare the source treatment with a related documented phenomenon and explain why borrowing a neighboring language’s forms would be invalid. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
15. Lesson 15: syllabification — Polynesian Outlier classification. Prepare a short annotated evidence table distinguishing observation, descriptive interpretation and unverified hypothesis. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
16. Lesson 16: stress evidence — gloss ambiguity. Identify a relevant passage or lexical entry, assess its historical setting and state at least one source limitation. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
17. Lesson 17: dialectal spelling — recorded hand and leg terms. Present an evidence-based research question and list what original speaker or archival data would be needed to answer it. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
18. Lesson 18: transcription choices — oceanic lexicon. Extract only directly attested forms from the named source and include original spelling, gloss, attribution and page or entry identifier. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
19. Lesson 19: audio cross-checking — source incompleteness. Compare the source treatment with a related documented phenomenon and explain why borrowing a neighboring language’s forms would be invalid. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
20. Lesson 20: citation fidelity — Feinberg lexicon manuscript. Prepare a short annotated evidence table distinguishing observation, descriptive interpretation and unverified hypothesis. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.

Module 3: Authentic vocabulary — Lessons 21 to 30

Module focus: ISO code nuq, assessed in relation to Nukumanu and its actual research record. Each lesson develops a separately identifiable competence with a citation trail and clear uncertainty annotations.

21. Lesson 21: headword organization — ISO code nuq. Compare the source treatment with a related documented phenomenon and explain why borrowing a neighboring language’s forms would be invalid. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
22. Lesson 22: body parts — 161 lexical datapoints. Prepare a short annotated evidence table distinguishing observation, descriptive interpretation and unverified hypothesis. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
23. Lesson 23: kinship terminology — doubled vowels. Identify a relevant passage or lexical entry, assess its historical setting and state at least one source limitation. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
24. Lesson 24: land and sea — Polynesian Outlier classification. Present an evidence-based research question and list what original speaker or archival data would be needed to answer it. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
25. Lesson 25: weather words — gloss ambiguity. Extract only directly attested forms from the named source and include original spelling, gloss, attribution and page or entry identifier. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
26. Lesson 26: movement verbs — recorded hand and leg terms. Compare the source treatment with a related documented phenomenon and explain why borrowing a neighboring language’s forms would be invalid. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
27. Lesson 27: agricultural lexicon — oceanic lexicon. Prepare a short annotated evidence table distinguishing observation, descriptive interpretation and unverified hypothesis. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
28. Lesson 28: numerals — source incompleteness. Identify a relevant passage or lexical entry, assess its historical setting and state at least one source limitation. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
29. Lesson 29: loanwords — Feinberg lexicon manuscript. Present an evidence-based research question and list what original speaker or archival data would be needed to answer it. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
30. Lesson 30: ten-word verified glossary — Mary Walworth data entry. Extract only directly attested forms from the named source and include original spelling, gloss, attribution and page or entry identifier. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.

Module 4: Pronouns and nominal relations — Lessons 31 to 40

Module focus: 161 lexical datapoints, assessed in relation to Nukumanu and its actual research record. Each lesson develops a separately identifiable competence with a citation trail and clear uncertainty annotations.

31. Lesson 31: first-person categories — 161 lexical datapoints. Present an evidence-based research question and list what original speaker or archival data would be needed to answer it. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
32. Lesson 32: second-person categories — doubled vowels. Extract only directly attested forms from the named source and include original spelling, gloss, attribution and page or entry identifier. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
33. Lesson 33: third-person categories — Polynesian Outlier classification. Compare the source treatment with a related documented phenomenon and explain why borrowing a neighboring language’s forms would be invalid. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
34. Lesson 34: number contrasts — gloss ambiguity. Prepare a short annotated evidence table distinguishing observation, descriptive interpretation and unverified hypothesis. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
35. Lesson 35: inclusion distinctions — recorded hand and leg terms. Identify a relevant passage or lexical entry, assess its historical setting and state at least one source limitation. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
36. Lesson 36: nominal heads — oceanic lexicon. Present an evidence-based research question and list what original speaker or archival data would be needed to answer it. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
37. Lesson 37: demonstratives — source incompleteness. Extract only directly attested forms from the named source and include original spelling, gloss, attribution and page or entry identifier. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
38. Lesson 38: possession — Feinberg lexicon manuscript. Compare the source treatment with a related documented phenomenon and explain why borrowing a neighboring language’s forms would be invalid. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
39. Lesson 39: case and role — Mary Walworth data entry. Prepare a short annotated evidence table distinguishing observation, descriptive interpretation and unverified hypothesis. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
40. Lesson 40: documented noun phrase — ISO code nuq. Identify a relevant passage or lexical entry, assess its historical setting and state at least one source limitation. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.

Module 5: Verbs and morphosyntax — Lessons 41 to 50

Module focus: doubled vowels, assessed in relation to Nukumanu and its actual research record. Each lesson develops a separately identifiable competence with a citation trail and clear uncertainty annotations.

41. Lesson 41: verbal lexemes — doubled vowels. Prepare a short annotated evidence table distinguishing observation, descriptive interpretation and unverified hypothesis. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
42. Lesson 42: aspectual evidence — Polynesian Outlier classification. Identify a relevant passage or lexical entry, assess its historical setting and state at least one source limitation. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
43. Lesson 43: temporal marking — gloss ambiguity. Present an evidence-based research question and list what original speaker or archival data would be needed to answer it. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
44. Lesson 44: mood — recorded hand and leg terms. Extract only directly attested forms from the named source and include original spelling, gloss, attribution and page or entry identifier. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
45. Lesson 45: negation — oceanic lexicon. Compare the source treatment with a related documented phenomenon and explain why borrowing a neighboring language’s forms would be invalid. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
46. Lesson 46: interrogatives — source incompleteness. Prepare a short annotated evidence table distinguishing observation, descriptive interpretation and unverified hypothesis. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
47. Lesson 47: transitivity — Feinberg lexicon manuscript. Identify a relevant passage or lexical entry, assess its historical setting and state at least one source limitation. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
48. Lesson 48: word order — Mary Walworth data entry. Present an evidence-based research question and list what original speaker or archival data would be needed to answer it. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
49. Lesson 49: derivation — ISO code nuq. Extract only directly attested forms from the named source and include original spelling, gloss, attribution and page or entry identifier. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
50. Lesson 50: clause analysis — 161 lexical datapoints. Compare the source treatment with a related documented phenomenon and explain why borrowing a neighboring language’s forms would be invalid. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.

Module 6: Attested texts and discourse — Lessons 51 to 60

Module focus: Polynesian Outlier classification, assessed in relation to Nukumanu and its actual research record. Each lesson develops a separately identifiable competence with a citation trail and clear uncertainty annotations.

51. Lesson 51: locate original text — Polynesian Outlier classification. Extract only directly attested forms from the named source and include original spelling, gloss, attribution and page or entry identifier. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
52. Lesson 52: identify storyteller — gloss ambiguity. Compare the source treatment with a related documented phenomenon and explain why borrowing a neighboring language’s forms would be invalid. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
53. Lesson 53: historical setting — recorded hand and leg terms. Prepare a short annotated evidence table distinguishing observation, descriptive interpretation and unverified hypothesis. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
54. Lesson 54: source segmentation — oceanic lexicon. Identify a relevant passage or lexical entry, assess its historical setting and state at least one source limitation. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
55. Lesson 55: word-by-word gloss — source incompleteness. Present an evidence-based research question and list what original speaker or archival data would be needed to answer it. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
56. Lesson 56: literal translation — Feinberg lexicon manuscript. Extract only directly attested forms from the named source and include original spelling, gloss, attribution and page or entry identifier. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
57. Lesson 57: idiomatic translation — Mary Walworth data entry. Compare the source treatment with a related documented phenomenon and explain why borrowing a neighboring language’s forms would be invalid. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
58. Lesson 58: narrative structure — ISO code nuq. Prepare a short annotated evidence table distinguishing observation, descriptive interpretation and unverified hypothesis. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
59. Lesson 59: genre — 161 lexical datapoints. Identify a relevant passage or lexical entry, assess its historical setting and state at least one source limitation. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
60. Lesson 60: commentary — doubled vowels. Present an evidence-based research question and list what original speaker or archival data would be needed to answer it. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.

Module 7: Comparative and historical study — Lessons 61 to 70

Module focus: gloss ambiguity, assessed in relation to Nukumanu and its actual research record. Each lesson develops a separately identifiable competence with a citation trail and clear uncertainty annotations.

61. Lesson 61: cognate methodology — gloss ambiguity. Identify a relevant passage or lexical entry, assess its historical setting and state at least one source limitation. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
62. Lesson 62: ancestral forms — recorded hand and leg terms. Present an evidence-based research question and list what original speaker or archival data would be needed to answer it. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
63. Lesson 63: borrowing diagnostics — oceanic lexicon. Extract only directly attested forms from the named source and include original spelling, gloss, attribution and page or entry identifier. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
64. Lesson 64: phonological innovation — source incompleteness. Compare the source treatment with a related documented phenomenon and explain why borrowing a neighboring language’s forms would be invalid. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
65. Lesson 65: lexical replacement — Feinberg lexicon manuscript. Prepare a short annotated evidence table distinguishing observation, descriptive interpretation and unverified hypothesis. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
66. Lesson 66: island-to-island interaction — Mary Walworth data entry. Identify a relevant passage or lexical entry, assess its historical setting and state at least one source limitation. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
67. Lesson 67: dated descriptions — ISO code nuq. Present an evidence-based research question and list what original speaker or archival data would be needed to answer it. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
68. Lesson 68: speaker variety — 161 lexical datapoints. Extract only directly attested forms from the named source and include original spelling, gloss, attribution and page or entry identifier. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
69. Lesson 69: limits of inference — doubled vowels. Compare the source treatment with a related documented phenomenon and explain why borrowing a neighboring language’s forms would be invalid. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
70. Lesson 70: historical case study — Polynesian Outlier classification. Prepare a short annotated evidence table distinguishing observation, descriptive interpretation and unverified hypothesis. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.

Module 8: Cultural ecology and responsible documentation — Lessons 71 to 80

Module focus: recorded hand and leg terms, assessed in relation to Nukumanu and its actual research record. Each lesson develops a separately identifiable competence with a citation trail and clear uncertainty annotations.

71. Lesson 71: maritime life — recorded hand and leg terms. Compare the source treatment with a related documented phenomenon and explain why borrowing a neighboring language’s forms would be invalid. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
72. Lesson 72: local ecology — oceanic lexicon. Prepare a short annotated evidence table distinguishing observation, descriptive interpretation and unverified hypothesis. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
73. Lesson 73: kinship narratives — source incompleteness. Identify a relevant passage or lexical entry, assess its historical setting and state at least one source limitation. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
74. Lesson 74: language transmission — Feinberg lexicon manuscript. Present an evidence-based research question and list what original speaker or archival data would be needed to answer it. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
75. Lesson 75: migration — Mary Walworth data entry. Extract only directly attested forms from the named source and include original spelling, gloss, attribution and page or entry identifier. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
76. Lesson 76: contact languages — ISO code nuq. Compare the source treatment with a related documented phenomenon and explain why borrowing a neighboring language’s forms would be invalid. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
77. Lesson 77: religious and ceremonial register — 161 lexical datapoints. Prepare a short annotated evidence table distinguishing observation, descriptive interpretation and unverified hypothesis. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
78. Lesson 78: archival metadata — doubled vowels. Identify a relevant passage or lexical entry, assess its historical setting and state at least one source limitation. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
79. Lesson 79: speaker consent — Polynesian Outlier classification. Present an evidence-based research question and list what original speaker or archival data would be needed to answer it. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
80. Lesson 80: community-led scholarship — gloss ambiguity. Extract only directly attested forms from the named source and include original spelling, gloss, attribution and page or entry identifier. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.

Module 9: Advanced research portfolio — Lessons 81 to 90

Module focus: oceanic lexicon, assessed in relation to Nukumanu and its actual research record. Each lesson develops a separately identifiable competence with a citation trail and clear uncertainty annotations.

81. Lesson 81: annotated bibliography — oceanic lexicon. Present an evidence-based research question and list what original speaker or archival data would be needed to answer it. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
82. Lesson 82: orthography table — source incompleteness. Extract only directly attested forms from the named source and include original spelling, gloss, attribution and page or entry identifier. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
83. Lesson 83: phonological contrast analysis — Feinberg lexicon manuscript. Compare the source treatment with a related documented phenomenon and explain why borrowing a neighboring language’s forms would be invalid. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
84. Lesson 84: lexicon study — Mary Walworth data entry. Prepare a short annotated evidence table distinguishing observation, descriptive interpretation and unverified hypothesis. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
85. Lesson 85: pronoun study — ISO code nuq. Identify a relevant passage or lexical entry, assess its historical setting and state at least one source limitation. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
86. Lesson 86: verbal study — 161 lexical datapoints. Present an evidence-based research question and list what original speaker or archival data would be needed to answer it. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
87. Lesson 87: annotated text — doubled vowels. Extract only directly attested forms from the named source and include original spelling, gloss, attribution and page or entry identifier. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
88. Lesson 88: comparison of sources — Polynesian Outlier classification. Compare the source treatment with a related documented phenomenon and explain why borrowing a neighboring language’s forms would be invalid. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
89. Lesson 89: documentation ethics — gloss ambiguity. Prepare a short annotated evidence table distinguishing observation, descriptive interpretation and unverified hypothesis. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.
90. Lesson 90: final scholarly synthesis — recorded hand and leg terms. Identify a relevant passage or lexical entry, assess its historical setting and state at least one source limitation. Expected submission: a cited document note, specific linguistic interpretation, and careful statement of what remains unknown.

8. Evidence boundaries and editorial integrity

No undocumented grammar form, invented local sentence, fabricated antiquity or current speaker population is supplied as fact. Where available sources are limited to basic vocabulary, lessons on morphology and discourse are proposals for further verified research rather than a false claim of complete documentation. Respect manuscript permissions and speaker authorship in any future learning materials.