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Title:Examples in Trumai
RG91Notes
Organization of a Text Collection in Trumai, Aiming at its Scientific Documentation
Contributor:Speaker2
Raquel
Coverage:Brazil
Date:1991-07-15
Description:ENGLISH: Data obtained with a Trumai consultant in 1991. Various issues of the morphosyntax of the language were explored: case markers; 3rd person mark on verbs; particles; a particular pragmatic marker; some verbs with special semantics or morphosyntax. ----- PORTUGUÊS: Dados obtidos com um informante Trumai em 1991. Vários assuntos da morfossintaxe da língua foram explorados: marcadores de caso; marcador de 3a. pessoa no verbo; partículas; um determinado marcador pragmático; alguns verbos com semântica ou morfossintaxe especial.
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.
The researcher worked with a Trumai consultant. The topic were various issues of the morphosyntax of the language. The consultant provided examples and explanations.
The examples are in the Trumai language. They are translated into Portuguese. The explanations offered by the consultant are also in Portuguese.
The researcher asked questions. The data was provided by a native speaker of Trumai (Speaker2).
Speaker2 is considered one of the best speakers of the Trumai language. He also has strong knowledge about various aspects of the Trumai culture. He has been living in the city of Canarana since 1996, because of health problems. He lives with his wife and kids. Both his parents were Trumai. Speaker2 is married to a Kamayurá woman, who also speaks Trumai. He is middle-aged, has various kids and grand-kids.
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).
The data was registered through notes. There is no audio recording.
Format:application/pdf
Identifier:oai:www.mpi.nl:1839_00-0000-0000-0008-3E13-9
Documentation of Trumai
Publisher:Raquel Guirardello-Damian
Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
Subject:Personal notes
Field Notes
Grammar of the language
Portuguese language
Trumai language
Trumaí
Subject (ISO639):por
tpy

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