Abstract
The system of classificatory in the Kilivila language of the Trobriand Islands (originally described by Malinowski in 1920) is examined in detail. The 88 particles studied can be seen as operating dynamically within 20 semantic domains, with much potential for substitution of particles within and between domains available to speakers in discourse. Variable rules are developed with relative frequencies for the choice of individual particles in a given domain. When the substitution possibilities are plotted in two dimensions, a type of network results. The question as to whether there is a valid hierarchy of domains and whether the network might consist of more than two dimensions is also considered.
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