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oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1047202

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Title:Pregnancy and childbirth
aiwoo021
Documenting Äiwoo
Contributor (interviewer):Luke Gitakulu
Contributor (researcher):Åshild Næss
Contributor (speaker):Hilda Kou
Contributor (translator):Philip Paikai
Coverage:Solomon Islands
Date:2015-09-08
Description:Hilda Kou and Luke Gitakulu talk about pregnancy and childbirth. They are sitting in an open meeting house in Nyimââ village, sheltering under the eaves from the rain.
The project documents oral texts on traditions and daily life in the Reef Islands, covering 8 villages and 73 speakers ranging in age from 15 to 93. The materials were recorded in September-October 2015.
Hilda Kou explains customs and practices surrounding pregnancy and childbirth in the Reef Islands before there were western-style clinics and doctors, while Luke Gitakulu asks questions. Photos of Hilda Kou and Luke Gitakulu.
Åshild Næss is recording. Hilda Kou is speaking while Luke Gitakulu asks questions. The recording was transcribed and translated by Philip Paikai and Åshild Næss.
The field researcher leading the project and managing the recording and transcription sessions.
Aka Tumwä Musa. From Otelo. Has previously worked for the Äiwoo Bible translation team. Worked as Field Assistant for the data collection in Otelo, Nyimââ, Laato and Nyiväle villages and participated in recruiting participants and explaining the project to local leaders, making practical arrangements, as well as participating as interviewer in recordings.
Aka Isä Bapei. Doesn't know her date of birth, but was likely in her eighties in 2015. From Nyimââ, married to a man from Lipe. Was a midwife in the days before there were local clinics.
From Otabwe, married to a woman from Ngadeli. Lived in Honiara from 1974 to 2006, working in the police force from 1980. Has been living on Ngadeli since 2010.
Format:video/mp4
audio/x-wav
image/jpeg
text/x-pfsx+xml
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Identifier:oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1047202
0308
Identifier (URI):https://lat1.lis.soas.ac.uk/ds/asv?openpath=MPI1047202%23
Publisher:Åshild Næss
University of Oslo
Subject:Discourse
Interview
English language
Ayiwo language
Äiwoo
Subject (ISO639):eng
nfl
Type:Video
Audio
Image

OLAC Info

Archive:  Endangered Languages Archive
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OaiIdentifier:  oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1047202
DateStamp:  2018-02-13
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Search Info

Citation: Åshild Næss (researcher); Luke Gitakulu (interviewer); Hilda Kou (speaker); Philip Paikai (translator). 2015-09-08. Åshild Næss.
Terms: area_Europe area_Pacific country_GB country_SB iso639_eng iso639_nfl

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Country: United KingdomSolomon Islands
Area: EuropePacific


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