OLAC Record oai:www.mpi.nl:1839_00-0000-0000-0005-6CA9-8

Metadata
Title:		CNK performs tortilla-making song
		Tortillas_CNK
		Lacandón Cultural Heritage
Contributor:		Barry
		Suzanne
Contributor (speaker):		KM
		CNK
		CHX
		Lej
		KP
Contributor (translator):		IDM
Coverage:		Mexico
Date:		2000-07-30
Description:		CNK performs what the collectors assumed to be U K'ay ti7 Huch' 'Song for Grinding (Corn)'. A conversation occurs between her and KM at 00:29:31. (See Con_CNK_KM_02)
		Lacandón Cultural Heritage is a documentation of the language and culture of the northern Lacandón(Maya), who live in the rain forest in Chiapas, the south-eastern state of Mexico. They number approximately 350 men, women and children, who have retained much of their traditional culture and religion. The project serves as a preservative measure against loss of the traditional knowledge, stories, and verbal performances that are central to Lacandón culture. It also serves as an interactive resource tool for linguists and non-linguists to access data relevant to their areas of interest, such as folklore, ethnobotany, cultural anthropology, etc.
		CNK performs what the collectors assumed to be U K'ay ti7 Huch' 'Song for Grinding (Corn)', the traditional women's work song that accompanies the making of tortillas. The event was prompted by the collectors, in an effort to record women's discourse genres. However, it is clear that this particular song is not the same as JK's version of U K'ay ti' Päk'äch 'The Song for MakingTortillas'. Nevertheless, the performance provides an opportunity to study the creative use of language in a non-ordinary speech context. The household ambience is preserved, with family members going about their daily lives. Chickens and dogs go about their business freely, and their squawking and barking occassionally overlaps CNK's voice.
		Lacandon is the main language spoken in this session.
		CNK is the main contributor in this session. Her sister, CHX, is present for part of the performance and helps CNK with the grinding of the corn. Family members are also presnet, and can be heard off camera talking and laughing. KM enters the camera frame toward the end of CNK's performance, and has a conversation with her. The collectors are present but can neither be seen nor heard on camera.
		KM is CK Viejo's third and eldest living wife. She is the head of the household, by virtue of her seniority. She has borne ten children, all of whom are now adults and have long since moved out of the family household. She is adored by KP's grandchild, Lej. She has never left the village, except for the occasional trips to other surrounding villages, and the larger towns of Ocosingo and San Cristobal.
		CNK is one of CK's daughters and the daughter of CK's third wife, KM. She was born in Naha and has lived there all her life. She still ives at home, as do most Lacandón girls before they marry (typically, at 14 years of age). She lives in a tradiitional household with more than mother and, her unmarried siblings, and young niece and nephew.
		CHX is the youngest daughter of CK Viejo and KP. She was born in Naha and has lived there all her life. She still lives at home and helps out with the bulk of household chores
		Lej is the son of KyG and the grandson of KP. As such he is also the uncle of his buddy CKD. He lives with his grandmothers and their unmarried children.
		The collector of this session data is also responsbile for the collection of all of the data sessions and the whole project.
		KP was born and raised in Naha. She was brought into CK Viejo's household when she was five years old. She was raised by her co-wife KM. She and CK Viejo had ten children, some of whom still live on the family property. She has not ventured far from Naha.
		Tortilla_JK_02.imdi: JK's traditional women's work song for making tortillas' can be found in the session below.
Format:		video/x-mpeg1
		Digital Hi8
Identifier:		oai:www.mpi.nl:1839_00-0000-0000-0005-6CA9-8
Publisher:		Suzanne Cook
		University of Victoria
Subject:		Singing
		Individual song
		women's work songs
		Lacandon language
		Lacandón
Subject (ISO639):		lac
Type:		video
OLAC Info
Archive:		The Language Archive at the MPI for Psycholinguistics
Description:		http://www.language-archives.org/archive/www.mpi.nl
GetRecord:		OAI-PMH request for OLAC format
GetRecord:		Pre-generated XML file
OAI Info
OaiIdentifier:		oai:www.mpi.nl:1839_00-0000-0000-0005-6CA9-8
DateStamp:		2017-02-14
GetRecord:		OAI-PMH request for simple DC format
Search Info
Citation:		KM (speaker); CNK (speaker); CHX (speaker); Barry; Lej (speaker); Suzanne; KP (speaker); IDM (translator). 2000-07-30. Suzanne Cook.
Terms:		area_Americas country_MX iso639_lac
Inferred Metadata
Country:		Mexico
Area:		Americas