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Metadata
Title:Conversation
RG91Convers
Organization of a Text Collection in Trumai, Aiming at its Scientific Documentation
Contributor:Speaker3
Raquel
Contributor (consultant):Speaker1
Coverage:Brazil
Date:1991-07-20
Description:ENGLISH: Conversation in the house of a Trumai speaker, when her family was eating. It was early evening, and the event was very informal. The people present in the dinner were: the owner of the house, her children, her old father, and the researcher. ----- PORTUGUÊS: Conversa na casa de uma falante de Trumai, quando a família estava comendo. Era de noitinha e o evento foi bem informal. As pessoas presentes durante a refeição eram: a dona da casa, os filhos, o pai idoso dela, e a pesquisadora.
The purpose of the project is to document Trumai, a genetically isolate language spoken in Brazil. The archive consists of a collection of texts in the language, plus other kinds of materials relative to the Trumai culture, such as photos, drawings, songs, educational materials, etc.
Conversation in a Trumai house, during dinner time.
The speakers talk in Trumai.
There are various speakers: Speaker3 and her children, and Speaker1. The two people who speak the most are Speaker3 and Speaker1.
Speaker1 was a native speaker of Trumai. He was considered the best storyteller of the Trumai people. He was also an expert in ritual chants, being very respected by other Xinguan groups. He had knowledge about medicinal plants and roots, and shamanism practices. He was old (above 70) when the died in 1995.
Speaker3 is a native speaker of Trumai. She lives in the Terra Preta village, in the central area of the Xingu Reserve. Both her parents were Trumai. Speaker3 lived in the Kamayurá village for many years, when she was still married. Nowadays she is separated, living with her daughter and son. She is middle-aged.
Raquel is a Brazilian linguist. She has been working with the Trumai people since 1989. She has a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Rice University (Houston, Texas, U.S.A).
Format:audio/x-wav
CC
Identifier:oai:www.mpi.nl:1839_00-0000-0000-0001-4426-8
Documentation of Trumai
Publisher:Raquel Guirardello-Damian
Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
Subject:Interactional
Conversation
Various
Trumai language
Trumaí
Subject (ISO639):tpy
Type:audio

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Archive:  The Language Archive at the MPI for Psycholinguistics
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OaiIdentifier:  oai:www.mpi.nl:1839_00-0000-0000-0001-4426-8
DateStamp:  2017-02-14
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Search Info

Citation: Speaker1 (consultant); Speaker3; Raquel. 1991-07-20. Raquel Guirardello-Damian.
Terms: area_Americas country_BR iso639_tpy

Inferred Metadata

Country: Brazil
Area: Americas


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