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Title:Imperative Constructions
RG93Imp
Organization of a Text Collection in Trumai, Aiming at its Scientific Documentation
Contributor:Speaker3
Speaker6
Raquel
Coverage:Brazil
Date:1993-11-17
Description:ENGLISH: Data obtained with Trumai consultants in 1993. It explores imperative constructions in the Trumai language. The consultants (two women) provided examples and explanations about this topic. ----- PORTUGUÊS: Dados obtidos com informantes Trumai em 1993. Trata-se de construções imperativas na língua Trumai. As informantes (duas mulheres) forneceram exemplos e explicações sobre esse assunto.
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, investigating imperative constructions in Trumai.
The examples are in the Trumai language. They are translated into Portuguese. The explanations offered by the consultant are also in Portuguese.
The data was provided by two native speakers of Trumai: Speaker3 and Speaker6.
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.
Speaker6 is a native speaker of Trumai. Her mother is Trumai, her father (who died when she was still a child) was Kamayurá. Speaker6 is married to a Waurá man, and has many kids. She is considered a good speaker of Trumai, has good knowledge about mythology and about medicinal plants. She is middle-aged.
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_00-0000-0000-0008-3E1B-A
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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Citation: Speaker3; Speaker6; Raquel. 1993-11-17. Raquel Guirardello-Damian.
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