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First and second grass

Edited May 10, 2023, 10:50 a.m. by Philip

Checking a text from Set. First and second grass came up. After planting the first grass that comes up and is weeded is yobug yot, but the second one is yobug bili. The yams are ready to harvest a the 2nd grass...

1-8 Gardening & Gathering

Harvesting sago

Edited May 10, 2023, 10:26 a.m. by Philip

Sailas gives us a text about Harvesting sago after we showed him pictures of the process....

1-8 Gardening & Gathering

Thoughts about domesticated animals - Interviews

Edited May 9, 2023, 5 p.m. by Philip

Questions 1. megite musu ooboob omboo hulil tooloomb iguguma? (What thoughts do you have as you care for your dogs?) 2. ... noobug ... ? (chickens) 3. ... ulub ... ? (cassowaries) 4. ... pusi ... ? (cats) 5. ... hogot ... ? (pigs) 6. ... sinnol tooloo ... ? (wild animals)...

1-10 Farming & Ranching

Thief story

Edited May 9, 2023, 10:15 a.m. by Steve

I told my story about theives targeting us in Madang. Afterwards I had people retell it. This is a restatement of my own attempt, so not to be taken as natural language. My notes: Intro: teme nog Goroka agamb i Madang lobomwa Madang eleb igisisu... Back story of theives climbing fence included Th...

3-16 Heroes & Villains

Friends in other places interviews

Edited May 9, 2023, 8:44 a.m. by Steve

1. honn ogoo ab hulum eb nagonn, mogom tol ab hogog egee inininn? (when you go to town who's house do you sleep in?) 2. moo ab hulum igu o wig? (do you have friends in town or not?) 3. moo Seva, Bunabun igu o wig? (do you have friends in Sevan or Bunabun?) 4. moo ab wees igu endetenn Goroka o Wewak,...

3-5 National & Global Relationships

Travelling to Goroka without a wantok

Edited May 9, 2023, 8:36 a.m. by Steve

Questions on whether people could travel to Goroka without a wantok there 1. om logoneng, mondugwa Goroka mu igugund? (Is it right that you don't have any friends in Goroka?) 2. nonn Goroka ilinim eb, selenk egee yanininn ig? (is it hard to go to Goroka?) 3. Goroka ilinim eb megite mehamonn nagonng...

3-29 Travel & Relocation 3-5 National & Global Relationships

Staying with a town friend

Edited May 9, 2023, 8:31 a.m. by Steve

1. ab hulum agamb mogom tol ab hogog ininininn ig? (who's house do you stay at when you go to town?) 2. ... yog mean neseb igu o wig? (does ... give you food?) 3. ... pusilim munum hebigondoo utub igwonn ig? (do you give ... a little money?) 4. ... mehamonn tata neleb igwonn ig? (do you do little jo...

3-5 National & Global Relationships

Keeping your host happy

Edited May 4, 2023, 8:57 a.m. by Steve

In Tok Pisin I described how lots of bush folks continually staying in a town house could cause the host to become annoyed. I asked how people keep the host sweet hoping to get at some responsibilities and expectations of guests....

3-5 National & Global Relationships

Hunting on the road

Edited May 3, 2023, 2:37 p.m. by Rhett

During a language test this was a comprehension story. Abanel hunts a possom while traveling but isn't quite equipped. What hilarious hijinks will he get in to when he goes hand to hand with an arboreal marsupial in the tree tops?...

1-9 Hunting & Fishing 1-3 Roads & Traffic

Sick shacks

Edited May 3, 2023, 1:42 p.m. by Rhett

There was a sickness which Meelee was telling me about. I went to investigate a little. at the same time Steve recorded the CE: Going to the river when sick...

3-8 Health & Sickness

Bible translation

Edited May 2, 2023, 4:42 p.m. by Rhett

While in Magilong a student named Menum wanted to show me his translation of Genesis 1:1-2 and John 1:1-5. I took a picture of his transcription and recorded him reading it...

5-1 Gods & Spirits 8-1 Theory & Methods of Education

Animals cared for - Interviews

Edited April 28, 2023, 2:40 p.m. by Philip

Questions 1. megite sinnol yog toolomb iguguma? (What kind of animals do you care for?) 2. megite sinnol yog tooloomoo nom bili? o megite sinnol nom bili agabisig? (What animals that you look out for are good, or very good?)...

1-10 Farming & Ranching

Nambi earthquake story

Edited April 27, 2023, 3:03 p.m. by Steve

Making small talk about the amount of earthquakes recently and Nambi tells a story of a big one in his childhood....

1-1 Geography & Weather

Interviews about batteries

Edited April 25, 2023, 9:10 a.m. by Steve

Interviews with these questions: 1. meigte ab ogoo bateli obob igwonn ig? (where do you get them?) 2. megite ombo bateli igu? bateli hutam o wees igu? (what kinds of batteries are there, are they the same?) 3. bateli onn megite mehamonn noloo? (what do batteries do?) 4. bateli megitet tugub mehamon...

1-6 Energy; Power & Fire

Vanilla gardens interview

Edited March 15, 2023, 11:17 a.m. by Steve

1. megite honn ogoo simonn mogut ubub igwonn ig? (when do you plant vanilla?) 2. simonn ogut megitet igwig? (how many vanilla gardens do you have?) 3. megite me simonn mogut yogumoo ubub igwinn ig? (what do you plant in a vanilla garden?) 4. megite honn ogoo simonn isu igita simonn utub igwonn ig? (...

1-8 Gardening & Gathering

Garden types interview

Edited March 15, 2023, 8:43 a.m. by Steve

Questions to try and see if there are different 'types' of gardens. 1. megite mogut ubub igwonn ig? endetenn galas mogut, mena mogut, magog mogut. tenn wog amee (call the different kids of gardens you plant) 2. megite me mena mogut yogumoo ubu iwgonn ig? (what do you plant inside yam gardens?) 3....

1-8 Gardening & Gathering

Cutting trees interviews

Edited March 13, 2023, 3:18 p.m. by Steve

1. mogut higinim eb nagonn teme meme higeb igugund, moloomunn nim agabi higeb igugund. teme nim hugul higeb igugund o wig? (do women cut saplings?) 2. honn ogoo teme nim agabi higeb igugund o wig? (do women sometimes cut trees?) 3. moloomunn nim agabi isig higeb igugund o nim asam ilib nim sel higwa...

1-8 Gardening & Gathering

Garden interview

Edited March 10, 2023, 3:16 p.m. by Steve

1. mena galas salab nog mogut ubwa, mena hyol ogoo etelig aga o wig? (do things you plant sometimes get sick?) 2. nonn mogut ubinim eb, nonn hutam ubub igwonn o mohis esigim lub ubub iguguna? (do you plant alone or in a group?) 3. mogut mehamonn nenim eb nagonn, honn ogoo mohis meemunum utwa wog nag...

1-8 Gardening & Gathering

Plants interview

Edited Feb. 24, 2023, 10:45 a.m. by Rhett

Interview Questions 1. Migitee minda minda tolo niyo igugund (what edible things are in the bush) 1.5. Oom mendaga bili oo yot (is it good food or bad) 2. Migitee tugub oomboo nayim munum pigoond yam (how do trees put seeds) 3. Migitee tugub oomboo nayim utee mena bili pigoond yam oo nayim wes mena ...

1-14 Plants & Animals

tree to help weaning

Edited Feb. 22, 2023, 3:11 p.m. by Gerdine

I saw a stick with needles on it and asked what kind of tree it was from. Then Angonde gave me this little text....

1-14 Plants & Animals 3-19 Infant Care & Childhood

Drop traps

Edited Feb. 20, 2023, 1:13 a.m. by Steve

I've seen a few traps "ʔasiβe" along the trail as we hike around. I'm told there are 5 typesː tumul ʔasaβe (a drop trap), siŋgol ʔasiβe, ʔogot ʔasiβe, ʔulub ʔasiβe and tumuŋ ʔɑsiβe. In the past traps were made for people too. Someone was killed by a trap a generation ago (see 1-9 Hunting & Fishing

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