Egidi, Vincenzo M. (1913). “Mythes et legendes des Kuni, British New Guinea.” Anthropos 8: 978-1009; 9: 81-97, 392-404. This article presents 19 myths of the Kuni People, in the French and Kuni Languages. It was also published in Italian as “Leggende Papuane della tribu di Kuni.” Rivista di Antropoliga 26: 349-369; 27: 345-368; 28: 527-562 (1924-1929).
Efi, Matthew (1983). “Canoe Marks Massacre.” Oral History 11(3): 69-73. This article presents a legend from the Roro People.
Faliu, Bernard (1989). “Morsures de serpents chez les Mekeo de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee [Snakebites among the Mekeo of Papua New Guiinea].” Journal de la Sociétédes Océanistes 88-89: 19-43, illustrated. This article discusses the mythology of the Mekeo People. *
Gadiki, V. (1977). “From Koita Language of Central Province.” Oral History 5(3): 113-114. This article presents a myth from the Koita People.
Goava, Sinaka (1979). “Transcription & Translation of Kori Taboro’s Story.” Oral History 7(3): 65-123. This article presents an origin legend (pp. 66-74) and a myth (pp. 92-94) from the Motu People, and one of the Koita (Koitabu) and Koiari Peoples (pp. 81-92). A Motu translation of these stories is also given (pp. 95-123).
Hirsch, Eric (1987). “Dialectics of the bowerbird: an interpretive account of ritual and symbolism in the Udabe Valley, Papua New Guinea.” Mankind 17: 1-14. This article discusses the mythology of the Fuyuge People. *
Igo, S. N. (1977). “From Motu Language, Central Province.” Oral History 5(5): 70. This article presents a myth from the Motu People. A translation into Motu is given Oral History 6(4): 80 (1978) by S[imon] Lohia.
Kadiba, John (1983). “The Mysterious Taupou.” Oral History 11(3): 74-82. This article presents a myth from the Magi People.
Kairi, Inova (1978b). “A Legend of Oalaea, From the Gulf and Central.” Oral History 6(8): 84-87. This article presents a myth from the Roro People.
Kari, Michael & Mala, Tamari (1977). “Notes on the Settlement History and Traditional Lore of the Kwaibo Speakers of Kore Village of the Central Province.” Oral History 5(9): 75-88. This article presents two myths of the Kwaibo People (pp. 85-87). Kwaibo is a dialect of the Sinagoro Language.
Lohia, Simon (1977). Central Coastal Stories. Port Moresby: Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies, 30 pp. * Out of print: Search Amazon.com for this item.
Manega, Tau (1976). “From Motu Language, Central Province.” Oral History 4(6): 28. This article presents a myth from the Motu People.
Manega, Tau (1981). “Earthquakes and Harvesting.” Oral History 9(4): 35-36. This article presents a myth from the Motu People.
Mareva, Keke (1980). “History of the Arau Robo Clan of the Rigo Area, Central Province.” Oral History 8(6): 64-79. This article presents an origin legend from the Sinagoro People.
McLaren, Les (1978). “Stories and Songs from Veifa’a (Beipa’a) Village, Bereina District, Central Province.” Oral History 6(4): 48-67. This article presents 3 myths from the Mekeo People. The stories were told by Laurence Aufa, Auki Ame, and Aite.
Miria, P. (1974). An indigenous view of origins. Oral History 1(5): 26-35. This article discusses the mythology of the Motu and Roro Peoples. *
Mokis, Stephen (1981). “Why the Frog Can Swim.” Oral History 9(4): 110-112. This article presents a myth from an unspecified location.
Mosko, Mark S. (1986).Quadripartite Conception: Bush Mekeo & the Trobriands. “Paper presented at invited session, 108th annual meetings of the American Ethnological Society, ‘Applying cultural analysis to the political dynamics of reproduction, ’ April 25, 1986, Wrightsville Beach, NC.” Melanesian Manuscript Series 0094, item 3. 25 pp. This paper discusses the mythology of the Mekeo and the Kilivila Peoples. *
Natachee, Allan (1974).The History of the Mekeo: Based on Information Gathered from Efi Ongopai between 1947-1949. Port Moresby: Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies, 26 pp. This book discusses the mythology of the Mekeo People. * Out of print.
Navuru, Merea (1973). “The Saroa People and their Legends, Rigo District, Central Province.” Oral History 1(1): 33-37. This article presents myths from the Sinagoro People. *
Sione, Faiva (1981). “A Fisherman and His Wives.” Oral History 9(4): 50-54. This article presents a myth from an unspecified location.
Stephen, Michele (1995).A’aisa’s Gifts: A Study of Magic and the Self. Berkeley: University of California Press, 381 pp. This book contains some discussion of the mythology of the Mekeo People.
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Thomson, N. P. (1976).Meet Bedilauaea. Melanesian Manuscript Series 0029, item 9. La Jolla: University of California, San Diego, Melanesian Studies Resource Center, 40 pp. This book discusses the mythology of the Magi People. *
Ugava, Tei (1974). “Kisere Namadia and Lohia Gaita Legendary Motuan Figures.” Oral History 2(5): 16-25. This article discusses mythology of the Motu People. *
Vagi, T. (1981). “Why Taurama’s waters churn.” Oral History 9(4): 60-63. This article presents a myth from the Motu People.
Varimo, G. Saka (1973). “Legends from Naara (Lala) Central Province.” Oral History 1(8): 6-10. *
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