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Title:Myth: One Leg (Mihin Dak)
RG91M-OneLeg
Organization of a Text Collection in Trumai, Aiming at its Scientific Documentation
Contributor:Speaker1
Raquel
Coverage:Brazil
Date:1991-07-24
Description:ENGLISH: Myth about the man who tries to kill his friend and ends up turning into a spirit with one leg only. The friends runs back to his home and escapes, while the spirit goes to live in the woods. ----- PORTUGUÊS: Mito sobre o homem que tenta matar o amigo e acaba virando um espírito com uma perna só. O amigo foge para casa e escapa, enquanto que o espírito vai viver no mato.
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 spirit that had one leg only, which in Trumai is called 'Mihin Dak'.
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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Identifier:oai:www.mpi.nl:1839_00-0000-0000-0008-3AF0-5
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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Archive:  The Language Archive at the MPI for Psycholinguistics
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OaiIdentifier:  oai:www.mpi.nl:1839_00-0000-0000-0008-3AF0-5
DateStamp:  2017-02-14
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Search Info

Citation: Speaker1; Raquel. 1991-07-24. Raquel Guirardello-Damian.
Terms: area_Americas country_BR iso639_tpy

Inferred Metadata

Country: Brazil
Area: Americas


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