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STRI spp. for 0.5º Square for Alligator Reef.xls: a table of the shorefish species list for the square including Alligator Reef from Robertson & Van Tassell (2015) compared to listing from Alligator Reef.

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean guide: all spp. for 0.5º Square for Alligator Reef.xls: a table of the shorefish species list for the square including Alligator Reef from Robertson & Van Tassell (2015) compared to listing from Alligator Reef. data from Starck, W.A., Estapé C.J. & Morgan Estapé, A. (2017) The fishes of Alligator Reef and environs in the Florida Keys: a half-century update. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 27, 74–117.

Species numbers by country.pdf: a listing of total fish species numbers for locations compiled from http://www.fishbase.us online database.

Species numbers by country.pdf: a listing of total fish species numbers for locations compiled from http://www.fishbase.us online database. data from Starck, W.A., Estapé C.J. & Morgan Estapé, A. (2017) The fishes of Alligator Reef and environs in the Florida Keys: a half-century update. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 27, 74–117.

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Marine fishes of Belize list.docx: a species list of shorefishes from Belize by Marine Fish of Belize (Anon. 2008).

Marine fishes of Belize list.docx: a species list of shorefishes from Belize by Marine Fish of Belize (Anon. 2008). data from Starck, W.A., Estapé C.J. & Morgan Estapé, A. (2017) The fishes of Alligator Reef and environs in the Florida Keys: a half-century update. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 27, 74–117.

GC-AR fishes summary tables.docx: a summary of shorefish species-list differences between Alligator Reef and the Greater Caribbean from Floeter et al. (2008).

GC-AR fishes summary tables.docx: a summary of shorefish species-list differences between Alligator Reef and the Greater Caribbean from Floeter et al. (2008). data from Starck, W.A., Estapé C.J. & Morgan Estapé, A. (2017) The fishes of Alligator Reef and environs in the Florida Keys: a half-century update. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 27, 74–117.

GreaterCaribbeanSpeciesSpreadsheet.xlsx: a table of the shorefish species list of the Greater Caribbean from Floeter et al. (2008) compared to listing from Alligator Reef.

GreaterCaribbeanSpeciesSpreadsheet.xlsx: a table of the shorefish species list of the Greater Caribbean from Floeter et al. (2008) compared to listing from Alligator Reef. data from Starck, W.A., Estapé C.J. & Morgan Estapé, A. (2017) The fishes of Alligator Reef and environs in the Florida Keys: a half-century update. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 27, 74–117.

Munji audio word list

On April 29, 2013, I documented Munji of Hetaowan 核桃湾, Yongli 永利村, Donggan Township 董干镇, Malipo County, Yunnan, China. Recordings were collected from two Munji speakers, who were father and son. The father knew a few words that the son did not know. Munji is spoken by the Flowery Yi of Donggan Town, Malipo County, Yunnan. It is closely related to Mantsi of Vietnam, as the similar-sounding autonyms would imply. Munji data was collected by myself in April 2013 in Hetaowan 核桃湾, Yongli Village 永利村, Donggan Township 董干镇, Malipo County, Yunnan, while Mondzi is from YYFC (1983), as cited in the appendix of Lama (2012). Mongi data is from the appendix of Chen Kang (2010). My Munji informants in Yongli Village 永利村, Donggan Township 董干镇, Malipo County reported that their ancestors had come from the Wuhua Mountains 五华山 of Kunming.

Meang audio word list

On April 24, 2013,  I documented the Meang language of Dala 达腊, Napo County, Guangxi, China. Meang is also spoken in nearby Nianbi 念毕, which is a village part of the Dala village cluster / administrative village. My informant was Chen Mingxiu 陈明秀 (born January 12, 1958; female). She reported that the language is spoken only in Dala and Nianbi. Meang is spoken in Napo County, Guangxi, near the border with Vietnam’s Cao Bang province. The Napo County Almanac 那坡县志 reports that there are two branches of Yi in Napo County, Guangxi Province, namely the White Yi and Red Yi. The White Yi (白彝) are also locally called the White Lolo (白倮倮), High Trouser-Legged Yi (高裤脚彝), Skirt-Trouser Yi (裙裤彝), with the autonym Mángzuǒ (芒佐). The White Yi are reported to live in and around Nàlóng (那隆乡) in the villages of  Dálà (达腊), Niànbì (念毕), Zhěxiáng (者祥), Yánhuá (岩华), Pōbào (坡报), Dáwàng (达汪), and Xiàmeyào (下么要). The Red Yi (红彝) are also called the Red-Headed Yi (红头彝) or Flower-Waisted Yi (花腰彝), with autonyms Mángjí (芒集) or Miējí (乜集). According to the Napo County Almanac, they reside in and around Xiàhuá Township (下华乡) in the villages of Pōwǔ (坡五) and Pōkāngtún (坡康屯).

Maza audio word list

The Maza (ma³³zɑ⁵³) live in the single village of Mengmei 孟梅 (qha³³le⁵³), located on a rocky hilltop overlooking the administrative village center of Puyang 普阳 in Muyang Township, Funing County, Yunnan, China. Liang Min, et. al (2007:1) report that Qabiao speakers living in Dongdu Village 董渡村, Donggan Township 董干镇 further to the southwest had originally migrated in the 1600’s and 1700’s from locations called Pumei 普梅 (Qabiao name: gə³³mei³³) and Puyang 普阳 (Qabiao name: gə³³wan⁵⁵). The Red Gelao of La Pao, Hà Giang province, Vietnam refer to the Qabiao as o⁵⁵mei³³, which in Red Gelao refers to the Lolo as well (Hsiu 2014 field notes). Interestingly, the Qabiao of China are officially classified as ethnic Yi, possibly due to certain cultural similarities to Mangish (Mondzish) speakers.   Maza has a Qabiao substratum that suggests a gradual assimilation of resident Qabiao speakers by Mondzish speakers. The Maza are also locally known as the White Flowery Lolo, or "Baihua Luo" 白花倮.

Mango audio word list

On April 21, 2013, which was market day in Babao Town, I discovered the Mango language of Mumei 木美. It is also spoken in Zhelai 者赖. there are only elderly speakers in both villages. My informant was Gui Yongquan 桂永权 (born May 17, 1949; male). He did not know the Mango people's ancestral place of origin. He also reported 72 villages in Heizhiguo and Babao with the prefix Mu- 木. Mango (ma⁵⁵ŋo²¹) is a critically endangered language spoken only by the elderly in the two villages of Mumei 木美 (mei⁵⁵te³³) and Zhelai 者赖 (ɕi⁵⁵te³³) of Babao Town (ba³³wo²¹), Guangnan County, Yunnan, China. There should be no more than 50 speakers in both villages. Ziwo Lama (2012) reports another Mangish variety known as Manga (ma³³ŋa³³) is spoken in nearby Gedang village 格当村, Funing County, but whether Manga and Mango are mutually intelligible or not remains open to question. The Guangnan County Almanac (2001) also lists them as a Yi subgroup called “Guwo 估涡” in Mumei 木美. It is possible that this is an exonym given to them by other Yi groups, where the Chinese transliteration “wo 涡” would correspond to ŋo²¹ in the autonym ma⁵⁵ŋo²¹, and “gu 估” would be general prefix for ethnic Yi or Lolo. Based on their similar autonyms and neighboring locations, Mango and Manga could possibly be closely related languages, although this has yet to be confirmed with Lama’s unpublished data of Manga. Ziwo Lama had collected a word list of Manga in 2003, but none of the data has been included in Ziwo Lama (2012). Mango is the only Mangish language that has final stops. I have found two final stops /-t/ and /-k/, as in ʑat⁵³ ‘chicken’ and tjok⁵³ ‘nose’. Nong Zhuang is the only other language in contact with Mango that has final stops. Since Mango is spoken relatively close to the Zhuang-majority town center of Babao, frequent contact with Zhuang may have likely helped Mango retain (or develop) final stops.

Ukwuani audio word list

Recorded in May 2013 in Guangzhou, China. Informant, Victor Okeyia, is an Ukwuani speaker from Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria.

Mankon audio word list

Recorded in May 2013 in Guangzhou, China. Informant, Alfred Che, is a Mankon speaker from Northwest Province, Cameroon.

Muangphe audio word list (2013)

I made two trips to the Muangphe village of Xinfazhai, Heizhiguo Township, Guangnan County, Yunnan, China in August 2012 and April 2013. Both times, my informant was Luo Youwang 罗友旺, the mayor of Xinfazhai village. Muangphe has pharyngeal consonants like Northern Qiang, Atayal, and Amis. Muangphe (muaŋ⁵³, muaŋ⁵⁵phe²¹) is spoken in 5 villages of Babao and Heizhiguo townships, with ethnic Muangphe found in a total of 7 villages. They are known locally to other ethnic groups as the Lai 俫 or Lairen 俫人, which is also applied to the Austroasiatic-speaking Bolyu located further to the north in Longlin County, Guangxi. Phonologically, Muangphe is characterized by the pre-velarization of many of its initials; this does not occur in any of the other Muangphe languages. Locals of Xinfazhai 新发寨 report that Muangphe is most vigorously spoken in their village by both adults and children, while it is spoken to a lesser extent in the four villages of Jilai 吉赖, Mudilang 木底郎, Wabiao 瓦标, and Muliang 木良. Xinfazhai locals report that the language is not being transmitted to children in, and is thus likely moribund, in those four villages. Muangphe is spoken only by very few elderly individuals in Mulou 木娄and Mulong 木聋 villages, both located in Xinjie administrative village新街村. Based on these demographics, speakers of Muangphe number at least 200 but do not exceed 1,000. It is by all means an endangered language, and is moribund in most villages except for at least Xinfazhai 新发寨. Xinfazhai locals report that their ancestors had come from a location further to the east called “Jiangxi 江西”. They also claim to have bronze drums inherited from their ancestors, which are maintained and kept hidden by the village elders. An ethnic Han resident of Mulang 木浪 reports watching the local Yi performing bronze drum dances a few decades ago, but says that they are no longer performed. Traditional ethnic clothing is not worn in any of the Muangphe villages. Many village names in Heizhiguo township and Babao township contain the prefix “Mu- 木”. This likely signifies that the village used to have, or currently has, a Mangish-speaking population, since they have autonyms prefixed maŋ- ~ muŋ-. Similarly, areas that were historically Buyang have many village suffixed “-yang 央” (Li Jinfang 1999).

Muangphe audio word list (2012)

I made two trips to the Muangphe village of Xinfazhai, Heizhiguo Township, Guangnan County, Yunnan in August 2012 and April 2013. Both times, my informant was Luo Youwang 罗友旺, the mayor of Xinfazhai village. Muangphe has pharyngeal consonants like Northern Qiang, Atayal, and Amis. Muangphe (muaŋ⁵³, muaŋ⁵⁵phe²¹) is spoken in 5 villages of Babao and Heizhiguo townships, with ethnic Muangphe found in a total of 7 villages. They are known locally to other ethnic groups as the Lai 俫 or Lairen 俫人, which is also applied to the Austroasiatic-speaking Bolyu located further to the north in Longlin County, Guangxi. Phonologically, Muangphe is characterized by the pre-velarization of many of its initials; this does not occur in any of the other Muangphe languages. Locals of Xinfazhai 新发寨 report that Muangphe is most vigorously spoken in their village by both adults and children, while it is spoken to a lesser extent in the four villages of Jilai 吉赖, Mudilang 木底郎, Wabiao 瓦标, and Muliang 木良. Xinfazhai locals report that the language is not being transmitted to children in, and is thus likely moribund, in those four villages. Muangphe is spoken only by very few elderly individuals in Mulou 木娄and Mulong 木聋 villages, both located in Xinjie administrative village新街村. Based on these demographics, speakers of Muangphe number at least 200 but do not exceed 1,000. It is by all means an endangered language, and is moribund in most villages except for at least Xinfazhai 新发寨. Xinfazhai locals report that their ancestors had come from a location further to the east called “Jiangxi 江西”. They also claim to have bronze drums inherited from their ancestors, which are maintained and kept hidden by the village elders. An ethnic Han resident of Mulang 木浪 reports watching the local Yi performing bronze drum dances a few decades ago, but says that they are no longer performed. Traditional ethnic clothing is not worn in any of the Muangphe villages. Many village names in Heizhiguo township and Babao township contain the prefix “Mu- 木”. This likely signifies that the village used to have, or currently has, a Mangish-speaking population, since they have autonyms prefixed maŋ- ~ muŋ-. Similarly, areas that were historically Buyang have many village suffixed “-yang 央” (Li Jinfang 1999).

Kim Mun (Ban Khet) audio word list

On February 4, 2014, I had also collected about 25 words of Kim Mun (kim⁵⁵mun⁵³) in bản Khét, Bạch Đích commune, Yen Minh district, Ha Giang province, Vietnam.

Mien (Dingjiapo) audio word list

On April 23, 2013, I visited the Mien (Guo Yao 过瑶) village of Dingjiapo 丁家坡, Muyang Township 木央乡, Funing County, Yunnan, China and interviewed Liu Zhengqin 刘正勤 (born October 1955, male).

Inati (Guimaras) audio word list

Inati (Hamtic) audio word list

In September 2013, I recorded 2 dialects of Inati in the Philippines. <ul> <li>An Ati settlement in Jordan, Guimaras. Turnoff to the right as one is approaching the Sibunag municipality gate from the harbor.</li> <li>Poblacion 4, Hamtic, Antique, Panay Island</li> </ul> In Jordan, Guimaras, my informants reported that they had relatives in Barotac Viejo, Iloilo. The villagers are impoverished, and reported often skipping meals. Villagers there also make some woven handicrafts (basketry, etc.) for a living. In Hamtic, my Ati Informants were Delia Panden and Carlito Panden of Poblacion 4, Hamtic, Antique. Carlito Panden is a pastor at a local Protestant church that is very close to the town center, while Delia Panden is an elementary school teacher. They speak Inati, Kinaray-a, Tagalog, and English. Their church gets some funding from churches in South Korea too. The Panden couple also expressed interest in publishing their Inati vocabulary notes as a book. Carlito Panden also brought me to Tina Victory Church, which was located in Barangay Tina. Tina Victory Church Agape Christian International Ministries, Inc. In partnership with Book Sung Church, Daegu, Korea Barangay Tina, Hamtic, Antique, Philippines

Mongphu audio word list

Mongpho (autonym: mɔŋ⁵⁵pʰɤ²¹) is spoken by both adults and children in the villages of Lisa 里洒 (28 households; in Guangnan County, Yunnan, China), Zhilun 值伦, Upper Zhemei 上者梅, Lower Zhemei 下者梅, and Muyang 木杨, in Funing County, by perhaps several hundred speakers. As far as I know, Mongpho was not previously identified and documented, and constitutes a new, yet unknown language. It appears to be most closely related to Mango and Maza. My informant was Wei Yan 韦艳, a 26-year-old man in Lisa 里洒. On May 9, 2015 in Lisa 里洒, I found Dong Son-style bronze drums, which are hundreds or perhaps over 1,000 years old, which belong to the speakers of a new language called Mongpho [mɔŋ55 pho21]. They are stored in the attic of a local house. The larger drum with 4 frogs is the "female" drum, while the other one is the "male" drum. These drums [zi55] were used along with the mouth-organ [ȵaŋ55] to guide the souls of the deceased up into heaven, much like how the Hmong use the qeej. However, now they have lost the knowledge of how to play these drums. The Mongpho people said that they do not know how old the drums are, but one man said that they might date back to the Ming Dynasty. Other related languages are reportedly spoken in Musi 木思, Muhan 木寒, Mugang 木杠, Gedang 格当, and Damujiang 大木匠, which my informants listed as villages that speak similar languages that are not the same as Mongpho of Lisa.

Kathu (Balong) audio word list (2015)

Recorded on May 7, 2015 This word list focuses mostly on lexical items that could potentially have initial consonant clusters. The road to the Kathu villages is extremely rocky, and only one driver (“Xiaoliu” 小刘 who was from that area himself) was willing to take me up there, out of nearly 10 different drivers who said they wouldn't take anyone up there even if they were offered 500-600 yuan. A few decades ago, Kathu children had to walk 4 hours each way to school in Nanping Town and then another 4 hours back, in addition to having to cook for themselves. Kathu speakers said their ancestors came from “Jiangxi” 江西. My Kathu informants were: Wang Anxing 王安兴 (M), 60 Tian Huiping 田桂平 (F), 56 Kathu is also spoken in Dayashao 大牙扫, which also has many Zhuang speakers, just like in Balong. The Kathu are known by many other local ethnic groups as “Flowery Buttocks” 花屁股. There are 3 more Kathu villages located outside Nanping Township, namely Jiala 甲腊, Jiamu 甲墓, and Bazi 坝子, which are located in Laojing Village 老井村 of Dongbao Township 董堡乡 (located on the southern banks of the Xiyang River 西洋江). They had reported migrating over from the Anwang-Balong area, and the dialect is slightly different. All children speak the language.

Motang audio word list

Recorded on May 6, 2015 "Motang" (or "Mosang" or "Motangsang" [mo²¹taŋ²¹saŋ⁵¹]) is spoken by only 6 elderly speakers in the single village of Longtan 龙潭, Guangnan County, Yunnan. Middle-aged speakers do not remember any phrases. The ethnic group is also called Laoben 老本族 or Black Yi 黑彝族. My Informant was Chen Wanjin 陈万金. Chen is a native of Dagulu and grew up speaking the Dagulu language, but moved to Longtan when he was 15 for "economic reasons." The names of all the remaining Motang speakers are as follows. <ul> <li>陈万金 Chen Wanjin</li> <li>宗志倍 Zong Zhipei</li> <li>宗志塘 Zong Zhitang</li> <li>王文义 Wang Wenyi</li> <li>王文针 Wang Wenzhen</li> <li>农兴兰 Nong Xinglan</li> </ul> There are two clans in the village. <ul> <li>Chen 陈 clan (Mauphu speakers of Dagulu): from Yingtian Prefecture of Nanjing 南京应天府</li> <li>Wang 王 clan (Motang speakers of Longtan): from Luoping County 罗平县</li> </ul> Mauphu and Motang are closely related languages.