Pictures from Papua New Guinea 

These are a few pictures from field trips to Papua New Guinea by Matthew Dryer and Lea Brown. The are mostly in Lemieng, a village on the north coast, just east of Aitape, where the language Walman is spoken (though Tok Pisin has replaced Walman for most communication) . The last one is in Wokau, another Walman village.


Lemieng village:


House in Lemieng which we stayed in on our 2002, 2003 and 2004 trips:


Beach at Lemieng village:


Man making piece of roof with coconut fronds in Lemieng village:


Gathering of people in Wokau village:



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