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Title:Myth: Denets'ak
RG91M-Dene
Organization of a Text Collection in Trumai, Aiming at its Scientific Documentation
Contributor:Speaker1
Raquel
Coverage:Brazil
Date:1991-07-20
Description:ENGLISH: Myth about a bad spirit (named in Trumai: denets'ak), which tries to trick a young man. The spirit takes a human form and pretends to be a friend of the man, so that he can approach and harm him. The real friend finds out about the intentions of the spirit. He runs to forest and rescues the young man, who was already trapped by the bad spirit. ----- PORTUGUÊS: Mito sobre um espírito ruim (chamado em Trumai de: denets'ak), que tenta enganar um rapaz. O espírito transforma-se em gente e finge ser um amigo do rapaz, para poder se aproximar e fazer mal a ele. O amigo verdadeiro descobre o que o espírito está querendo fazer. Corre então para o mato e salva o rapaz, que já estava sendo atacado pelo espírito.
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 a spirit that takes a human form and tries to trick a young man.
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_00-0000-0000-0008-3AF4-0
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. 1991-07-20. Raquel Guirardello-Damian.
Terms: area_Americas country_BR iso639_tpy

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Country: Brazil
Area: Americas


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