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Title:Ru'u about the arrival of the Germans (1. part)
ruu_purut1-Mi
The documentation of the Marquesan languages and culture in French Polynesia
Contributor:GC
Mi
Coverage:French Polynesia
Description:In this session we hear a traditional Marquesan chant (ru'u) about the arrival of the Germans at Taipivai (Nuku Hiva) during the 1st World War. The ru'u was a meduim in old Marquesan society to comment on events and it often expresses opinions and attitudes towards the events or persons being sung about.
The project documents several different aspects of the Marquesan culture (legends, narratives, food preparation, plant medicine, fishing techniques, Marquesan trick languages, songs, dances etc.)
There were no other people present during the recordings.
GC is responsable for the Marquesan DOBES project and does all the data collection, data processing and annotation.
Mi was born in 1930 and grew up on the island of Nuku Hiva in Ho'oumi with his adoptive father Moa (born in 1901). Mi does not speak French and did not go to school; however, he is not illiterate. Mi is one of the few persons on the Marquesas islands who have a considerable knowledge of the former Marquesan culture, in particular of songs, legends/narratives and dances. He is also one of the few people who can speak Marquesan trick languages fluently. Most of his cultural knowledge was transmitted by his adoptive father.
Researcher has cut the session herself!
Format:audio/x-wav
Identifier:oai:www.mpi.nl:1839_00-0000-0000-0001-3BE9-9
MQ
Publisher:Gaby Cablitz (Netherlands), Edgar Tetahiotupa (Tahiti)
Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics; Centre Territorial de Recherche et de Documentation Pédagogiques (CTRDP); Académie marquisienne (Tuhuna 'Eo Enata)
Subject:Singing
Chant
Unspecified
North Marquesan language
Marquesan, North
Subject (ISO639):mrq
Type:audio

OLAC Info

Archive:  The Language Archive at the MPI for Psycholinguistics
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OAI Info

OaiIdentifier:  oai:www.mpi.nl:1839_00-0000-0000-0001-3BE9-9
DateStamp:  2017-02-14
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Search Info

Citation: GC; Mi. n.d. Gaby Cablitz (Netherlands), Edgar Tetahiotupa (Tahiti).
Terms: area_Pacific country_PF iso639_mrq

Inferred Metadata

Country: French Polynesia
Area: Pacific


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