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Title:Preparation of Pequi oil
RG97PeOil
Organization of a Text Collection in Trumai, Aiming at its Scientific Documentation
Contributor:Raquel
Speaker3
Coverage:Brazil
Date:1997-10-22
Description:ENGLISH: Pequi is a fruit found in the central region of Brazil (scientific name of its tree: Caryocar brasiliense). The Trumai people produce oil from this fruit. A Trumai woman tells how the Pequi oil is made, describing the procedures involved in its preparation. She also talks about the paste that is made with Pequi (the paste is named 'keyaw by the Trumai'). ----- PORTUGUÊS: Pequi é uma fruta encontrada na região central do Brasil (nome científico da árvore que o produz: Caryocar brasiliense). O povo Trumai produz óleo desta fruta. Uma mulher Trumai explica como o óleo é feito, descrevendo os procedimentos envolvidos no preparo. Ela também fala sobre uma pasta que é feita com pequi (esta pasta é chamada de 'keyaw' pelos Trumai).
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.
Description of the procedures involved in the preparation of Pequi oil.
The researcher presents the introduction in Portuguese, talking about the topic of the text. The Trumai speaker talks in Trumai.
The text was produced by Speaker3.
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).
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.
Format:audio/x-wav
CC
Identifier:oai:www.mpi.nl:1839_00-0000-0000-0001-455F-7
Documentation of Trumai
Publisher:Raquel Guirardello-Damian
Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
Subject:Discourse
Procedural
Food preparation
Trumai language
Trumaí
Subject (ISO639):tpy
Type:audio

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Citation: Raquel; Speaker3. 1997-10-22. Raquel Guirardello-Damian.
Terms: area_Americas country_BR iso639_tpy

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Country: Brazil
Area: Americas


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