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Drehu

Drehu/Lifou is the first "En paroles" ("In Their Words") book of the "Bonjour / Salut" Collection. It will enable you to discover a culture through the words of its people.

Published jointly by Inalco and the Academy of Kanak Languages.

• Discover or rediscover the culture of the islanders of Lifou – the largest of the Loyalty Islands, near New Caledonia – with the help of this bilingual Drehu-French book which also contains a sound recording.

• Immerse yourself in the stories, songs, poems, proverbs and vivid expressions which will introduce you step by step to the history of the island, the magnificent myths of its creation, its social organisation, and the rituals of its day-to-day life…

• Learn a few everyday words and phrases so that you can strike up a conversation.

The Drehu text is translated into French on the righthand page.