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Who actually wrote the letters? Steve on Oct. 22, 2020, 8:44 a.m. Evisil gives a letter
Are the kids scared to be bitten by the crab whilst they dig the hole out? Gerdine on Sept. 23, 2020, 1:48 p.m. Hunting for crabs
Why is it just kids that hunt crabs and not adults? Gerdine on Sept. 23, 2020, 1:48 p.m. Hunting for crabs
Is collecting firewood happening in the same way during wet season? Gerdine on Sept. 23, 2020, 1:41 p.m. Getting firewood
Who decides what's the next place to collect firewood after the current place is emptied out? Gerdine on Sept. 23, 2020, 1:41 p.m. Getting firewood
Does the owner of the old garden have to give permission to collect firewood there? Gerdine on Sept. 23, 2020, 1:41 p.m. Getting firewood
Is it usually a male or female job to collect firewood? Gerdine on Sept. 23, 2020, 1:41 p.m. Getting firewood
Who all gets firewood in 1 place? Gerdine on Sept. 23, 2020, 1:41 p.m. Getting firewood
Does sanapim dialect also tell this story? Steve on July 22, 2020, 9:31 a.m. Origin of language
Does this tie into the story of Mangras? Steve on July 22, 2020, 9:31 a.m. Origin of language
Is it the laptop itself that they think has the connection? They have access to digicel themselves after all Steve on July 22, 2020, 9:20 a.m. Computers as sources of secret talk
Do kids make their own traps? They forage for bugs a lot, a trap would seem to be an extension of that. Steve on July 22, 2020, 9:04 a.m. Drop traps
Who is responsible to make and check traps? Steve on July 22, 2020, 9:04 a.m. Drop traps
What are the different types of trap? Steve on July 22, 2020, 9:04 a.m. Drop traps 5 kinds as listed above, in addition to spike traps for people that are no longer made. Steve
Kavaluku showed us the boundaries between bits of garden that belonged to different family members, and yet the work seems to be shared. What purpose does it serve to say "that's my wife's garden"? Steve on July 22, 2020, 9 a.m. Planting yams
This happened a while ago, when exactly? Steve on July 22, 2020, 8:43 a.m. Kavaluku jumps on a wild pig
How does purchasing new bush knives and axes go? Steve on July 22, 2020, 8:39 a.m. Tools used in gardening
Will these pigs now lose their eyes? Steve on July 22, 2020, 8:37 a.m. Chasing pigs out of your garden
What would happen if it was someone else's pig and not the garden owners? Steve on July 22, 2020, 8:37 a.m. Chasing pigs out of your garden
Do specialized tools for, say house building exist, or does bush knife cover it all? Steve on July 22, 2020, 8:30 a.m. Tools used in gardening
Is there a negative social penalty for speaking against the declaration? (ie Enos IS sick?) Steve on July 20, 2020, 3:05 p.m. Almost falling over
Does this tie in with not being allowed to say a tambu's name? Steve on July 20, 2020, 3:05 p.m. Almost falling over
For big things (like sickness) I assume the community needs to declare something together? Steve on July 20, 2020, 3:05 p.m. Almost falling over
Do they have a sort of declare it and it happens mindset? Steve on July 20, 2020, 3:05 p.m. Almost falling over
Do people see hiring for garden work as positive or negative? Steve on July 15, 2020, 9:33 a.m. Hiring teens to work in your garden