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Description of argument between resident of Air Mama and resident of Baranusa, resulting in near riot, in Feb 2007. Bara…
Description of argument between resident of Air Mama and resident of Baranusa, resulting in near riot, in Feb 2007. Baranusa man and his family fled after destruction of their property and threats to their lives. Description of the Baranusa riot of July 1986. More than 50 people were killed following a dispute between …
A rehearsal of the Soli lego-lego, as performed in advance of Bupati's arrival on 11/15. Additional video recordings on …
A rehearsal of the Soli lego-lego, as performed in advance of Bupati's arrival on 11/15. Additional video recordings on 11/14 and 11/15.. Language as given:
A history of the Tubbe tribe, with reference to several bukti (evidence) in area surrounding Puntaru. Recorded in Kalabahi.. Language as given:
A history of the Tubbe tribe, with reference to several bukti (evidence) in area surrounding Puntaru. Recorded in Kalabahi.. Language as given:
The Yau Sauke harvest song. A common song which recites names and achievement of war heroes. Discussion held over lunch …
The Yau Sauke harvest song. A common song which recites names and achievement of war heroes. Discussion held over lunch at the garden during a communal rice harvest. The harvest is done by a group known as an 'oikos', with a tithe from the harvest being donated to the church in the name of this particular oikos. The di…
Conversation at the house of the bride immediately preceding traditional wedding ceremony. Two primary speakers are Jaco…
Conversation at the house of the bride immediately preceding traditional wedding ceremony. Two primary speakers are Jacob Mauribu (uncle of bride) and ?? Mauribu (paternal grandfather of bride). Topics include discussion of how ceremony should be conducted; why certain people have not arrived; why the long wait. Formal…
Recitation of the descendents of Ang Tubbe, down to Amon's son Morris. History of the war with the Portuguese. Song to a…
Recitation of the descendents of Ang Tubbe, down to Amon's son Morris. History of the war with the Portuguese. Song to accompany the story of the Portuguese war. History of the Leti Bai Yang war, the first of three recorded wars between Tubbe and Kalondama. Song to accompany story of the Publia war (second recording). Language as given:
An abridged version of the Bu Manema story (Pasir Tiga Warna; Three Color Beach), along with two songs to accompany it. …
An abridged version of the Bu Manema story (Pasir Tiga Warna; Three Color Beach), along with two songs to accompany it. One song tells the story; another song is for lego-lego dance. Also, a discussion of grammar based on the story.. Language as given:
Song to accompany story of the Publia war (Indonesian translation) (second recording). Language as given:
Song to accompany story of the Publia war (Indonesian translation) (second recording). Language as given:
15 page photostat of printed text -- Some notes on the Languages of Pantar. By James J. Fox. Draft of paper for Bijdrage…
15 page photostat of printed text -- Some notes on the Languages of Pantar. By James J. Fox. Draft of paper for Bijdragen TLV. The vocabularies in AC2-INPANT101 may be part of this submission. Contains maps of language distribution.; Date of recording unknown.. Language as given: Languages from Pantar Island (Oirata, M…