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Title:Myth: At¸oxo t¸oxok - Continuation
RG93M-Atoxo2
Organization of a Text Collection in Trumai, Aiming at its Scientific Documentation
Contributor:Speaker1
Raquel
Coverage:Brazil
Date:1993-10-21
Description:ENGLISH: Myth about the origin of the 'Pequi' fruit - Part Two. In the story, two married women have an affair with the alligator (which is partially human). Their husband learn about it and kills him. In the place where the alligator is buried, trees of the 'Pequi' fruit grow, leading to the origin of this fruit. During the narration of the myth, there are songs. ----- PORTUGUÊS: Mito sobre a origem dos pequis - Segunda Parte. Duas mulheres casadas namoram o jacaré (que é parcialmente humano). O marido delas descobre e o mata. No local onde é enterrado o jacaré, nascem pés de pequi, dando origem a esta fruta. Durante a narração do mito, há canções.
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.
Myth about the origin of the Pequi fruit. Part 2.
The speaker talks in Trumai.
The speaker (Speaker1) narrates the myth in Trumai. Sometimes he addresses the researcher (RG).
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.
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).
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CC
Identifier:oai:www.mpi.nl:1839_00-0000-0000-0008-3AE8-C
Documentation of Trumai
Publisher:Raquel Guirardello-Damian
Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
Subject:Discourse
Narrative
Trumai traditions
Trumai language
Trumaí
Subject (ISO639):tpy
Type:audio

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Citation: Speaker1; Raquel. 1993-10-21. Raquel Guirardello-Damian.
Terms: area_Americas country_BR iso639_tpy

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Country: Brazil
Area: Americas


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