List of some on-shelf Reference Grammars
University of Georgia
August 18, 2008
1. Mon-Khmer(a) Jarai (Vietnam)
Burenhult, J. 2005. A grammar of Jahai.
PL4498 .J3 B87(b) Semelai (Malaysia)
Kruspe, N. 2004. A grammar of Semelai.
PL4467.6 .K78 2004
2. Papuan(a) I’saka
Donohue, M. 2004. Isaka: a sketch grammar of a language of north-central New Guinea.
PL6601 .D66(b) Maybrat
Dol, P. 2007. Grammar of Maybrat: a language of the Birds Head Peninsula, Papua Province, Indonesia.
PL6601 .D65(c) BiluaObata, K. 2003. A grammar of Bilua: a Papuan language of the Solomon Islands.
PL6621 .B53 O25
3. Austronesian(a) Western Malayo-Polynesiani. Tagalog
Schachter, P. and F. T. Otanes. 1972. Tagalog reference grammar.
PL6053 .S3ii. Indonesian
A. Sneddon, J. 1996. Indonesian: A comprehensive grammar.
B. Sneddon. 2006. Colloquial Jakartan Indonesian.
PL5079.5 .J35 S64(b) Central Malayo-Polynesiani. Kambera
Klamer, M. 1998. A grammar of Kambera.
PL5443.95.K36 K51(c) Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: Oceanic (includes Polynesian)i. Anejom
Lynch, J. 2000. A grammar of Anejom.
PL6217 .L953
ii. Ambae
Hyslop, C. 2001. The Lolovoli dialect of the North-east Ambae language, Vanuatu.
PL6211 .V36 H975
iii. Sie
Crowley, T. 2000. Erromangan (Sye) grammar.
PL6233 .C769
iv. Naman
Crowley, T. 2006. Naman: a vanishing language of Malakula (Vanuatu).
PL6211 .M3 C7625
v. Tape
Crowley, T. 2006. Tape: a declining language of Malakula (Vanuatu).
PL6211 .M3 C77
vi. Avava
Crowley, T. 2005. The Avava language of central Malakula (Vanuatu).
PL6211 .M3 C762vii. Maori
Bauer, W. 1993. Maori.
PL6465 .B38viii. Fijian
Dixon, R.M.W. 1988. A grammar of Boumaa Fijian.
PL6235.95.M34 D59ix. SamoanMosel, U. 1992. Samoan reference grammar.
PL6501. 1 M67
x. Tinrin
Osumi, M. 1995. Tinrin grammar.
PL6317 .T571 078
xi. Tuvaluan
Besnier, N. Tuvaluan. 2000.
PL6541 .B47xii. Rapanui
Du Feu, Veronica. 1996. Rapanui.
PL6498 .D8xiii. Hoava
Davis, K. 2003. A grammar of the Hoava language, Western Solomons.
PL6211 .S575 D382xiv. Bukawa
Eckermann, W. A descriptive grammar of the Bukawa language of the Morobe Province of Papua NewGuinea.
PL6211 .P26 E25xv. Taba
Bowden, J. 2001. Taba: description of a South Halmahera language
PL6621 .E27 B68

4. Australian(a) Dyirbal
Dixon, R.M.W. 1972. The Dyirbal Language of North Queensland.
PL7101 .D5 D5(b) Yidin
Dixon, R.M.W. 1977. A grammar of Yidin.
PL7101.Y5 D5(c) Limilngan
Harvey, M. 2001. A grammar of Limilngan.
PL7091 .N6 H37(d) Kuku YalanjiPatz, E. 2002. A grammar of the Kuku Yalanji language of North Queensland.
PL7101 .G77 P38(e) Jingulu
Pensalfini, R. 2003. A grammar of Jingulu, an Aboriginal language of the Northern Territory.
PL7101 .D48 P46(f) Kayardild
Evans, N. 1995. A grammar of Kayardild.
PL7101 .G39 E9(g) Wardaman
Merlan, F. 1994. A grammar of Wardaman: a language of the Northern Territory of Australia.
PL7101 .W36 M4(h) Nyangumarta
Sharp, J. 2004. Nyangumarta: a language of the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
PL7101 .N9 S53(i) Duunidjawu
Kite, S. 2004. The Duunidjawu language of the southeast Queensland.
PL7091 .Q4 K5835. Sino-Tibetan(a) Tibeto-Burman
i. Jero (Western Himalayish, Kiranti)
Opgenart, J.R. 2005. A grammar of Jero.
PL3801 .J37 O64
ii. Tibetan (Himalayish)
Denwood, Philip. 1999. Tibetan.
PL3611 .D46
iii. Lepcha (Himalayish, Kanauri)
Plaisier, H. 2007. A grammar of Lepcha. [[I have this checked out]]
PL3801 .L41 P76
iv. Kham (Himalayish, Bodic)
Watters, D. 2002. A grammar of Kham.
PL3801 .K4971 W24v. Meithei
Chelliah, S. 1997. A grammar of Meithei. [[I have this checked out]]
PL4001 .M311 C47vi. Kayah Li (Lolo-Burmese)
Solnit, D. Eastern Kayah Li.
PL4058 .K39 S65vii. Lisu (Lolo-Burmese) [[I have this checked out]]
Yu, D. 2007. Aspects of Lisu phonology and grammar.
PL4001 .L61 Y8viii. Qiang (Tangut-Qiang)
LaPolla, R.J. and C.L. Huang. 1996. A grammar of Qiang.
[if very interested, see me for a copy](b) Sinitic
i. Cantonese
Matthews, S. and M. Yip. 1994. Cantonese: A comprehensive grammar.
PL1733.M38

6. Dravidian(a) Kannada
Sridhar, S. N. 1990. Kannada.
PL4643.S75(b) Malayalam
Asher, R.E. and T.C. Kumari. 1997. Malayalam.
PL4714 .A84 19974

7. Altaic(a) Turkic
i. Turkish
Korniflt, J. 1997. Turkish.
PL121.K65(b) Mongolici. Mangghuer
Slater, K.W. 2003. A grammar of Mangghuer.
PL431.M61 S548 2003
[mongolian/mandarin mix](c) Manchu-Tungusic
i. Evenki
Nedjalkov, I. 1997. Evenki.
PL453 .N43ii. Udihe
Nikolaeva, I. A. 2001. A grammar of Udihe.
PL481 .U41 N55
8. Tai(a) Thai
Iwasaki, S. 2005. A reference grammar of Thai.
PL4163 .I83
9. Afro-Asiatic(a) Semitici. AmharicLeslau, W. 1995. Reference grammar of Amharic.
PJ9213 .L416
ii. Tigrinya
Mason, J. 1996. Tigrinya grammar.
PJ9111 .M27
iii. Aramaic
Muraoka, T. and B. Porten. 2003. A grammar of Egyptian Aramaic.
PJ5202 .M87
iv. Maltese
Borg, A. and M. Azzopardi-Alexander. 1997. Maltese.
PJ6891.1 .B67
v. Hebrew
Coffin, E.A. and S. Bolzky. 2005. A reference grammar of modern Hebrew.
PJ4567 .3 .C63vi. Arabic
Ryding, K. 2005. A reference grammar of modern standard Arabic.
PJ6303 .R93

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(b) Cushitici. Somali
Saeed, J.I. 1999. Somali reference grammar / Somali.
PJ2532 .S23 or PJ2532.S225
10. Chadic(a) Hausa
i. Jaggar, P. 2001. Hausa
PL8232 .J35
ii. Newman, P. 2000. The Hausa language.
PL8232 .N43
11. Nilo-Saharan(a) Turkana
Dimmendaal, G. 1983. The Turkana language.
PL8750 .T831 .D55(b) Songhayi. Heath, J. 2005. Tondi Songway Kiini: reference grammar . . .
PL8685.95.T68 H43ii. Heath, J. 1999. A grammar of Koyra Chiini: the Songhay of Timbuktu
PL8685.95 .T66 H43
12. Niger-Congo(a) Bantu
i. Swahili
Knappert, J. 1999. A grammar of literary Swahili.
PL8702 .K58
ii. Chichewa
Mchombo, S. 2004. The syntax of Chichewa.
PL8110.C51 M34(b) Atlantic-Congoi. Dagari
Bodomo, A. 1997. The structure of Dagaare.
PL8118 .D351 B63
ii. Fongbe
Lefebvre, C. and A.-M. Brousseau. 2002. A grammar of Fongbe.
PL8178.1.L43iii. Lele
Zygmunt, F. 2003. A grammar of Lele.
PL8453 .151 .F73 2001
iv. Supyire
Carlson, R. 1994. A grammar of Supyire
PL8694 .S96 C37

6v. Kisi
Childs, G. 1995. A grammar of Kisi.
PL8026 .N44 C48
13. Native American(a) Northi. Salishan
A. Lilloet
Eijk, J. 1997. The Lillooet language.
PM1646 .L7 E35
B. Halkomelem
Galloway, B.D. 1993. A grammar of upriver Halkomelem.
P25 .C25 vol.96
ii. Eskimo-Aleut
A. Yupik [Eskimo-Aleut]Reed, I. 1977. Yup’ik Eskimo grammar.
PM94 .Y8
B. West Greenlandic
Fortescue, M. 1984. West Greenlandic.
PM62 .F6iii. Athapaskan
A. Slave
Rice, Keren. 1989. A grammar of Slave.
PM2365 .R53
B. Kiowa [Apache]
Watkins, L. 1984. A grammar of Kiowa.
PM1531 .W37(b) Central (including American SW)
i. Mixtec (Chalcatongo)
Macaulay, M. 1996. A grammar of Chalcatongo Mixtec.
P25.C25 vol.127
ii. Jacaltec
Craig, C. G. 1977 The structure of Jacaltec.
PM3889 .C7iii. Mam
England, N. 1983. A grammar of Mam.
PM3936 .E53
iv. Chinantec
Rupp, J. 1989. Lealao Chinantec syntax.
PM3630 .R87
v. Tol [Language isolate]Holt, D. 1999. Tol (Jicaque).
PM3893 .H658

7(c) Southi. Tariana
Aikhenvald, A. 2003. A grammar of Tariana, from northwest Amazonia.
PM7110 .A55
ii. Quechua
Cole, P. 1985. Imbabura Quechua.
PM6303 .C64iii. Jarawara
Dixon, R.M.W. 2004. The Jarawara language of Amazonia.
PM6258 .D59
iv. IkaFrank, P. 1990. Ika syntax.
PM6179 .F7v. Hixkaryana
Derbyshire, D. 1979. Hixkaryana
PM6163 .D390
14. Basque(a) Hualde, J.I. and J.O. de Urbina. 2003. A grammar of Basque.
PH5031 .G73(b) de Rijk, R. 2008. Standard Basque.
PH5031 .R54 2008

15. Uralic(a) Udmurt
Winkler, E. 2001. Udmurt
PH1103 .W56(b) Hungariani. Rounds, C. 2001. Hungarian: an essential grammar.
PH2105 .R68ii. Kenesei, I. et al. 1998. Hungarian
PH2105 .K46(c) Finnish
Karlsson, F. 1999. Finnish: an essential grammar.
PH135 .K35

16. Caucasian(a) Georgian
Hewitt, B. G. 1995. Georgian: a structural reference grammar.
[See me for a copy, if interested]

817. Indo-European(a) Albanian
Newmark, L. 1982. Standard Albanian.
PG9519 .N48(b) Indo-Iraniani. Marathi
Pandharipande, R. 1997. Marathi.
PK2356 .P36
ii. Urdu
Schmidt, R.L. 1999. Urdu, an essential grammar.
PK1973 .S36(c) Celtici. Welsh
King, G. 2003. Modern Welsh.
PB2123 .K56
ii. Breton
Press, I.J. 1987. A grammar of modern Breton.
PB2811 .P74

18. Creoles(a) English + . . .
i. Bislama (English + Paamese)
Crowley, T. 2004. Bislama reference grammar.
PM7895.B4 C73 [Due back in library 8/29/08](b) Portugese + . . .
i. Tetun Dili (Portugese + Tetun)
Williams-van Klinken, C. 2002. Tetun Dili: a grammar of an East Timorese language. PL5457.1 .W55(c) Arabic + . . .
i. Nubi
N Wellens, I. 2005. The Nubi language of Uganda
PM7895.N83 W459