OLAC Record
oai:paradisec.org.au:MG1-008

Metadata
Title:Song/s and story/s
Access Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Bibliographic Citation:Murray Groves (collector), Simon Golson (depositor), 1957. Song/s and story/s. MPEG/WAV. MG1-008 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.4225/72/56F7FF1C48E84
Contributor (compiler):Murray Groves
Contributor (depositor):Simon Golson
Coverage (Box):northlimit=-7.20018; southlimit=-11.9439; westlimit=144.558; eastlimit=154.226
Coverage (ISO3166):PG
Date (W3CDTF):1957-08-11
Date Created (W3CDTF):1957-08-11
Description:A song ("peroveta") and storytelling in Hiri Motu. Other languages could be from Central or Milne Bay Provinces. [Language notes provided by Steven Gagau, June 2017] Based on PARADISEC Team research and recording of PNG Peroveta Singers of Canberra in 2023, a Peroveta song about "Ruatoka" in MG1-008-A [3'19" -6'47"] has been identified as "DIRAVA ENA TAU TA". The Peroveta Singers recorded a new version of the "Ruatoka" song in PC2-13. According to Group coordinator, Deveni Temu, Ruatoka was the leading South Sea Island missionary that was brought by the LMS London Mission Society from 1871 coming from the Loyalty Islands over to the Torres Strait and to Hanuabada village. Ruatoka was in Hanuabada village teaching the Hanuabada villagers how to sing these songs, so 'Dirava Ena Tau ta' says 'this is a man of God named Ruatoka'. (Deveni Temu & Steven Gagau, November 2023). Language as given:
Format:Digitised: yes Media: r2r Audio Notes: Side A: single track mono recorded at 3.75ips 24/96kHz quality is ok. Side B: single track mono recorded at 3.75ips 24/96kHz quality is ok.
Identifier:MG1-008
Identifier (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MG1/008
Language:Motu
Language (ISO639):meu
Publisher:Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Subject:Motu language
Subject (ISO639):meu
Subject (OLAC):language_documentation
text_and_corpus_linguistics
Table Of Contents (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MG1/008/MG1-008-A.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MG1/008/MG1-008-A.wav
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MG1/008/MG1-008-B.mp3
http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MG1/008/MG1-008-B.wav
Type (DCMI):Sound
Type (OLAC):primary_text

OLAC Info

Archive:  Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
Description:  http://www.language-archives.org/archive/paradisec.org.au
GetRecord:  OAI-PMH request for OLAC format
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OAI Info

OaiIdentifier:  oai:paradisec.org.au:MG1-008
DateStamp:  2026-06-17
GetRecord:  OAI-PMH request for simple DC format

Search Info

Citation: Murray Groves (compiler); Simon Golson (depositor). 1957. Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC).
Terms: area_Pacific country_PG dcmi_Sound iso639_meu olac_language_documentation olac_primary_text olac_text_and_corpus_linguistics

Inferred Metadata

Country: Papua New Guinea
Area: Pacific


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