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oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1315266

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Title:Zapal Hoto o Il
Hoto o Il
Documentation of zapal 'folk stories' in Bunaq, a minority language of West Timor
Contributor:Selly
Contributor (researcher):Antoinette
Contributor (speaker):Manuel Mela
Coverage:Indonesia
Date:2013-03
Description:This zapal tells the story of the emnity between Fire (hoto) and Water (Il, also sometimes referred in the story as Inel 'rain'). Fire and Water were laways fighting, but eventually Water won out and forced Fire into hiding. Fire hid in bamboo and in metal and in stone. This story is etiological, explaining why fire can be started using certain implements, i.e., rubbing bamboo sticks together or striking flint on steel.
Bunaq "zapal" is an endangered form of fairy tale-like folk story traditionally told in the family group at night before going to sleep. With the arrival of electricity and television in Bunaq villages, the traditional night time forum for telling "zapal" has been lost. As a result, children know little or nothing of this aspect of Bunaq culture; only elderly community members and some adults know individual tales from the vast canon of "zapal" that the Bunaq once had. The "zapal" encapsulate and elucidate aspects of the Bunaq world view and their environment. The documentation of "zapal" therefores provide an unique perspective on the traditional livelihoods and beliefs of the Bunaq for researchers.
Bunaq with occasional Indonesian/Malay
Born in and resident of Henes village.
Living in Kupang, but from Henes village.
Format:audio/x-wav
text/x-eaf+xml
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Identifier:oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1315266
Identifier (URI):https://lat1.lis.soas.ac.uk/ds/asv?openpath=MPI1315266%23
Publisher:Antoinette Schapper
Subject:Literature
Zapal
Bunak language
Bunaq
Indonesian language
English language
Subject (ISO639):bfn
ind
eng
Type:Audio

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Archive:  Endangered Languages Archive
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OaiIdentifier:  oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1315266
DateStamp:  2019-07-26
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Citation: Manuel Mela (speaker); Antoinette (researcher); Selly. 2013-03. Antoinette Schapper.
Terms: area_Asia area_Europe country_GB country_ID country_TL iso639_bfn iso639_eng iso639_ind

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Country: United KingdomIndonesiaEast Timor
Area: AsiaEurope


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