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Teaching cultural norms

Edited Jan. 22, 2024, 8:30 a.m. by Steve

Comments from Samuel after an interview...

8-2 Culture & Social Norm Education

1. megite mee yog monduguwa osob iguguma ig? (what do you give to your friends?) 2. megite honn ogoo monguwa minda minda osob iguguma ig? (when do you give things to your friends?) 3. monduguwa minda osisi wog abagam bili heleb igugund ig? (does this make them wanbel?) 4. mohis pusilim minum utub ig...

7-9 Giving & Receiving

Land disupte with Angave

Edited Jan. 17, 2024, 9:02 a.m. by Steve

Ebesil has been having a land dispute with Angave. At the weekend 2 Ebesil teens shot and mortally wounded 2 angave trouble makers, Max tells the story on our visit to Kumus...

6-1 Offenses & Crimes 3-18 Fights; Antagonisms & Battles

Inabe gathers kapa

Edited Jan. 12, 2024, 11:56 a.m. by Steve

During interviews about taxation Inabe's work with the mama group gathering money and buying kapa was mentioned. The kapa was supposed to entice the government to invest in an aid post in Kokokma, but nothing came of it. Inabe blames a bad contractor, and the community doesn't know if something will...

3-16 Heroes & Villains 9-7 Taxation & Public Benefits

Holidays and the post planting season

Edited Jan. 10, 2024, 3:20 p.m. by Rhett

Kavaluku was talking about how he finished planting and that we were in the "hungry time" and about the upcoming holidays. I asked more people about the topic, especially about the holidays....

3-23 Rest; Vacations & Holidays

Interview about relationships

Edited Jan. 10, 2024, 3:05 p.m. by Steve

1. ig undum teme igu, ab ogoo monduguwa igugund, ab hulum ogoo mohis wees igugund. undum teme honn honn ogoo heb igung, monduguwa heb igung, mohis pubunn mu heb igung, hooyom wig. stoli amee (talk about family, friends and strangers) 2. undum hebigondoo igugund, undum agabi, mohis mee, teme palug, m...

3-4 Interpersonal & Social Relationships

Hogumam meeting Feb 2023

Edited Jan. 9, 2024, 2:58 p.m. by Steve

Community meeting in Feb 2023 to discuss the respiratory sickness going around,...

3-8 Health & Sickness 5-8 Divination & Revelation

Sources of knowledge, school vs God

Edited Jan. 9, 2024, 11:54 a.m. by Steve

Asking a little about the place of school in white men's technology and the place of morality...

5-8 Divination & Revelation

Interviews about services and tax

Edited Jan. 9, 2024, 10:47 a.m. by Steve

1. gavman service om megite mee? (what are government services?) 2. ig ab otoloo service igu ig? (do we have them here?) 3. megite henee ogoo ig service wig? (why do we not have services?) 4. ig mohis simonn pendibigeb pusilim munum oboob igung. ig mohis endeteeng, megite tugub gavman pusilim munum ...

9-7 Taxation & Public Benefits

Gathering the kapa for services

Edited Jan. 9, 2024, 10:07 a.m. by Steve

During conversations about taxes Nancy's effort to build an aid post was mentioned and seemed to be thought of as the government taxing the and not providing services....

9-7 Taxation & Public Benefits

Interview about government laws

Edited Jan. 9, 2024, 9:25 a.m. by Steve

1. ab hulum ogoo hesiloo nom megite mee igu? endet mohis ab hulum ogoo yab, mehamonn megite mee onn nala polis onn oboob tol ab hulinam pigeb igugund? (what laws are there in town, what would someone be arrested for?) 2. gavman hesiloo pigemind ig oo wig ig? (does the government put laws?) 3. 1975 P...

9-1 Form & Rules of Government

Interviews about knowing hidden things

Edited Jan. 5, 2024, 12:24 p.m. by Steve

1. mohis hiyol ogoo hoyoom agabi heleb wog balus pingot nog nagand yam. PNG balus mu neleb igugund, megite tugub mohis honnot hoyoom agabi endet ebemind yam? (how did white people get the knowledge to build airplanes?) 2. oo mohis hiyol ogoo tund heb, hoyoom heleb amemind "hoomee ig bili egee holug,...

5-8 Divination & Revelation

Questions about government

Edited Jan. 5, 2024, 12:16 p.m. by Steve

1. PNG prime minister, nom mohis mogom? (who is the prime minister?) 2. onn mehamonn bili neleb igu ig? oo yot neleb igu ig? (is he doing a good job?) 3. gavman yog bili tuloomb igu ig? oo wig ig? (is the government looking after you well?) 4. mohis homongot bili megite mee neleb igu ig? mohis homon...

9-1 Form & Rules of Government

Would paying for services work?

Edited Jan. 5, 2024, 12:11 p.m. by Steve

Asking people what they think of the idea of the government saying "pay us money and we'll provide services"....

9-7 Taxation & Public Benefits

Can you wanbel without pigs?

Edited Jan. 3, 2024, 10:58 a.m. by Steve

Asked Max if you could wanbel someone without pigs...

5-10 Rituals & Ceremonies

New year celebration

Edited Jan. 3, 2024, 9:44 a.m. by Steve

Asking people about the New year celebration as we did it...

3-17 Celebrations; Rites & Initiations

Wanbel made for Nambi's death

Edited Dec. 19, 2023, 10:19 a.m. by Steve

A wanbel meal was put together for Nambi's funeral. People broke things - his house, the dog, food, buai trees, and a wanbel meal was done for this "bad behaviour". The behaviour was asked for by Nambi before he died, but there community seemed to need to apologise for it while also being sure to do...

3-11 Mourning & Adjustment to Death

Joel runs away from funeral

Edited Dec. 19, 2023, 10:15 a.m. by Steve

Joel got the idea that people wanted to hit him, so he ran off in the night and didn't attend Nambi's burial....

3-27 Drivers & Emotions

Nambi is buried

Edited Dec. 19, 2023, 10:06 a.m. by Steve

Asked Ulumo to story about burying Nambi right after it happened....

3-10 Burial & Funeral Practices

Cutting the dog in mourning

Edited Dec. 19, 2023, 10:04 a.m. by Steve

I noticed Nambi's dog had a massive gash on it's face. I asked about it, he was cut during mourning for Nambi...

3-11 Mourning & Adjustment to Death

Plans for Nambi's house after his death

Edited Dec. 19, 2023, 9:58 a.m. by Steve

What are they going to do with Nambi's house now he's died?...

3-11 Mourning & Adjustment to Death

Remarriage of widows

Edited Dec. 19, 2023, 9:41 a.m. by Steve

Do widows remarry? How does age affect that?...

3-11 Mourning & Adjustment to Death

How long do you mourn?

Edited Dec. 19, 2023, 9:34 a.m. by Steve

Asked Mosiligam how long mourning goes on for....

3-11 Mourning & Adjustment to Death

Mourning Nambi

Edited Dec. 19, 2023, 8:43 a.m. by Steve

Asked Ulumo in the house to repeat what he'd said about not burying a person too quickly. Oloonann also killed two of Nambi's pigs to make wanbel for someone who had come to mourn who wasn't wanbel....

3-11 Mourning & Adjustment to Death

Interviews about films

Edited Dec. 15, 2023, 9:29 a.m. by Steve

1. honn ogoo yog igitunn heb iguguma ig? movie heb iguguma ig? (do you watch movies sometimes?) 2. megite me higitunn heb iguguma ig? (what movies do you see?) 3. ab hulum ogoo mohis hiyol ogoo haus piksa neleb igugund. Yog endet neleb iguguma ig? (do you do house piksas?) 4. lotu hiyol ogoo higitun...

4-5 Film & Theatre

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