2024-08-202024-08-2020242024-08Visser, Eline. 2024. A grammar sketch of Yamdena and an introduction to its corpus. Language Documentation & Conservation 18: 67-108.1934-5275https://hdl.handle.net/10125/74789Yamdena is an Austronesian language of eastern Indonesia. Although many language materials are available, the language has received very little scientific attention. In this article, I present the Yamdena corpus, which includes glossed legacy materials and original fieldwork. I also give an up-to-date introduction to Yamdena grammar, sketching its phonology, word classes, pronouns, nouns and noun phrases, possessive marking, verbs and verbal inflection, some clausal syntax, multi-verb constructions, and clause coordination.Article42A grammar sketch of Yamdena and an introduction to its corpus