1. Linguistic identity and geographic context

Sikaiana is associated with Sikaiana Atoll and diaspora communities in the 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

William Donner carried out extended field research among Sikaiana people during 1980–1993. His published dictionary, assembled with extensive community collaboration including John Kilatu, provides a Nukuoro-independent resource of words, grammatical functions, names, borrowings and examples. Its updated 2020 edition and related grammar must be distinguished from the original fieldwork dates.

3. Alphabet, pronunciation and orthographic fidelity

Donner’s dictionary includes an orthographic and grammatical introduction, an English finder and annexes of names and borrowing. Transcription should be preserved as published, with source-specific notes for sounds and spelling.

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

Grammar, daily interaction, social categories and lexical borrowings from English and Solomon Islands Pijin can be examined through the dictionary. Donner’s research on multilingual language use explains why Sikaiana, English and Pijin operate in different contexts, but historical observations should not be presented as a current census.

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.

• Sikaiana: the language name as recorded in source titles; not an illustrative full sentence.

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

• William Donner (2020), Dictionary of the Sikaiana Language. https://research.library.kutztown.edu/sikaiana_dictionary/1/
• William Donner (2020), Introduction and Grammar to Sikaiana Language. https://research.library.kutztown.edu/sikaiana_dictionary/5/
• William Donner, Sikaiana archives overview. https://research.library.kutztown.edu/sikaiana/

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 Sikaiana documentation. Principal evidence anchors: Donner fieldwork 1980–1993; John Kilatu collaboration. For each exercise, preserve the original form and attach a traceable source record.

1. Lesson 1: Speech community and endonym — Donner fieldwork 1980–1993. 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 — John Kilatu collaboration. 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 — 2020 dictionary edition. 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 — English lexical finder. 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 — grammar introduction. 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 — Pijin language contact. 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 — personal names appendix. 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 — place names appendix. 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 — borrowing annotation. 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 — community archive practice. 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 Sikaiana documentation. Principal evidence anchors: John Kilatu collaboration; 2020 dictionary edition. For each exercise, preserve the original form and attach a traceable source record.

11. Lesson 11: Writing conventions — John Kilatu collaboration. 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 — 2020 dictionary edition. 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 — English lexical finder. 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 — grammar introduction. 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 — Pijin language contact. 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 — personal names appendix. 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 — place names appendix. 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 — borrowing annotation. 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 — community archive practice. 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 — Donner fieldwork 1980–1993. 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 Sikaiana documentation. Principal evidence anchors: 2020 dictionary edition; English lexical finder. For each exercise, preserve the original form and attach a traceable source record.

21. Lesson 21: Headword selection — 2020 dictionary edition. 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 — English lexical finder. 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 — grammar introduction. 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 — Pijin language contact. 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 — personal names appendix. 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 — place names appendix. 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 — borrowing annotation. 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 — community archive practice. 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 — Donner fieldwork 1980–1993. 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 — John Kilatu collaboration. 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 Sikaiana documentation. Principal evidence anchors: English lexical finder; grammar introduction. For each exercise, preserve the original form and attach a traceable source record.

31. Lesson 31: Pronoun inventory — English lexical finder. 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 — grammar introduction. 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 — Pijin language contact. 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 — personal names appendix. 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 — place names appendix. 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 — borrowing annotation. 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 — community archive practice. 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 — Donner fieldwork 1980–1993. 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 — John Kilatu collaboration. 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 — 2020 dictionary edition. 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 Sikaiana documentation. Principal evidence anchors: grammar introduction; Pijin language contact. For each exercise, preserve the original form and attach a traceable source record.

41. Lesson 41: Verb classes — grammar introduction. 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 — Pijin language contact. 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 — personal names appendix. 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 — place names appendix. 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 — borrowing annotation. 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 — community archive practice. 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 — Donner fieldwork 1980–1993. 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 — John Kilatu collaboration. 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 — 2020 dictionary edition. 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 — English lexical finder. 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 Sikaiana documentation. Principal evidence anchors: Pijin language contact; personal names appendix. For each exercise, preserve the original form and attach a traceable source record.

51. Lesson 51: Locate a published text — Pijin language contact. 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 — personal names appendix. 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 — place names appendix. 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 — borrowing annotation. 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 — community archive practice. 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 — Donner fieldwork 1980–1993. 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 — John Kilatu collaboration. 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 — 2020 dictionary edition. 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 — English lexical finder. 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 — grammar introduction. 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 Sikaiana documentation. Principal evidence anchors: personal names appendix; place names appendix. For each exercise, preserve the original form and attach a traceable source record.

61. Lesson 61: Polynesian comparative method — personal names appendix. 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 — place names appendix. 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 — borrowing annotation. 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 — community archive practice. 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 — Donner fieldwork 1980–1993. 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 — John Kilatu collaboration. 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 — 2020 dictionary edition. 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 — English lexical finder. 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 — grammar introduction. 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 — Pijin language contact. 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 Sikaiana documentation. Principal evidence anchors: place names appendix; borrowing annotation. For each exercise, preserve the original form and attach a traceable source record.

71. Lesson 71: Community cultural authority — place names appendix. 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 — borrowing annotation. 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 — community archive practice. 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 — Donner fieldwork 1980–1993. 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 — John Kilatu collaboration. 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 — 2020 dictionary edition. 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 — English lexical finder. 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 — grammar introduction. 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 — Pijin language contact. 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 — personal names appendix. 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 Sikaiana documentation. Principal evidence anchors: borrowing annotation; community archive practice. For each exercise, preserve the original form and attach a traceable source record.

81. Lesson 81: Annotated bibliography — borrowing annotation. 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 — community archive practice. 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 — Donner fieldwork 1980–1993. 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 — John Kilatu collaboration. 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 — 2020 dictionary edition. 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 — English lexical finder. 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 — grammar introduction. 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 — Pijin language contact. 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 — personal names appendix. 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 — place names appendix. 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.