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Metadata
Title:feast
tci20131103
Nen and Kómnzo: two languages of Southern New Guinea
Contributor:Railey Mbäi Abia
Contributor (researcher):Christian Döhler
Contributor (speaker):Arnold Weni
Yufai Nelson Karémbu
Trafe Kaumb
Srik Daure Kaumb
Sékri Karémbu
Steven Nḡranḡér Karémbu
Sitau Karémbu
Ruth Steven
Ruth Nakre Abia
Ronnie Marua
Mea Bai
Mbäi Karo
Marua Bai
Mai Bai
Lucy Néfiyam Abia
Kéfés Tawéth
Kurai Tawéth
Kaumb Bai
Karo Abia
Abia Bai
Dorothy Badju
Caspar Mokai
Bamure Daure
Biarfu Sérek Kaumb
Ako Koko
Coverage:Papua New Guinea
Date:2013-11-03
Description:This is recording of a feast in Rouku. The feast is held in honour of Abia Bai who is leaving his post as a Local Level Government Member for Ward 16 (Rouku,Ufarua,Thamnḡakar&Fórzitho). He was not re-elected earlier in the year and his family is arranging the feast for his supporters. tci20131103-01: cutting up a pig tci20131103-02 - tci20131103-03: opening the ground oven with the yam cake tci20131103-04: a farewell speech by Abia Bai tci20131103-05 - tci20131103-09: dancing and singing in the night tci20131103-08: at the end of this recording Ako Koko is delivering a speech. He is obviously intoxicated. This genre of speech is called "se zókwasi" (bark language) and involves a man circling the dancing ground with a bark torch. While doing this, he talks loudly and vigorously. Se Zókwasi is a genre during which it is expected to talk angrily.
This project focuses on collecting multimedia documentation of two undescribed Papuan languages of the Morehead-Maro family: Nen (Nambu subgroup) and Kómnzo (Tonda subgroup).
This is recording of a feast in Rouku. The feast is held in honour of Abia Bai who is leaving his post as a Local Level Government Member for Ward 16 Rouku,Ufarua,Thamnḡakar&Fórzitho. He was not re-elected earlier in the year and his family is arranging the feast for his supporters. tci20131103-01: cutting up a pig tci20131103-02 - tci20131103-03: opening the ground oven with the yam cake tci20131103-04: a farewell speech by Abia Bai tci20131103-05 - tci20131103-09: dancing and singing in the night tci20131103-08: at the end of this recording Ako Koko is delivering a speech. He is obviously intoxicated. This genre of speech is called se zókwasi bark language and involves a man circling the dancing ground with a bark torch. While doing this, he talks loudly and vigorously. Se Zókwasi is a genre during which it is expected to talk angrily.
Kómnzo
Format:video/x-mpeg2
Identifier:oai:www.mpi.nl:1839_00-0000-0000-001E-8E32-1
Publisher:Christian Döhler
The Australian National University
Subject:texts,public speech,feast
public speech,feast,pig,ground oven,yamcake,dancing,singing,se zókwasi
Wára language
Kómnzo
English language
Subject (ISO639):tci
eng
Type:video

OLAC Info

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OAI Info

OaiIdentifier:  oai:www.mpi.nl:1839_00-0000-0000-001E-8E32-1
DateStamp:  2017-02-14
GetRecord:  OAI-PMH request for simple DC format

Search Info

Citation: Christian Döhler (researcher); Arnold Weni (speaker); Yufai Nelson Karémbu (speaker); Trafe Kaumb (speaker); Srik Daure Kaumb (speaker); Sékri Karémbu (speaker); Steven Nḡranḡér Karémbu (speaker); Sitau Karémbu (speaker); Ruth Steven (speaker); Ruth Nakre Abia (speaker); Ronnie Marua (speaker); Railey Mbäi Abia; Mea Bai (speaker); Mbäi Karo (speaker); Marua Bai (speaker); Mai Bai (speaker); Lucy Néfiyam Abia (speaker); Kéfés Tawéth (speaker); Kurai Tawéth (speaker); Kaumb Bai (speaker); Karo Abia (speaker); Abia Bai (speaker); Dorothy Badju (speaker); Caspar Mokai (speaker); Bamure Daure (speaker); Biarfu Sérek Kaumb (speaker); Ako Koko (speaker). 2013-11-03. Christian Döhler.
Terms: area_Europe area_Pacific country_GB country_PG iso639_eng iso639_tci

Inferred Metadata

Country: United KingdomPapua New Guinea
Area: EuropePacific


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