Culture events with 2-2 Family & Clan tag

Clan tree for one of the torokum clans and its story

Edited Nov. 14, 2022, 11:13 a.m. by Rhett

We had visited Egigol Ume and next to Abanel's house there was a tree which had attracted a lot of butterflies. Stacie asked for a cutting and it turns out there was deeper significance to the tree. Kavaluku wanted to tell the stories and customs related to the tree...

1-14 Plants & Animals 2-2 Family & Clan 1-8 Gardening & Gathering 3-10 Burial & Funeral Practices 5-3 Sacred Objects & Places

Clans in Kokoma

Edited May 17, 2024, 3:21 p.m. by Gerdine

I was sitting with Anga and Amon and decided to start investigating to what clans they belong to and what other clans there are in Kokoma. Part 1: investigating what clans there are and who belong to them. Part 2: who is the clan leader....

2-2 Family & Clan

Digging yams

Edited Dec. 8, 2022, 11:37 a.m. by Steve

Kavaluku invited me to dig yams in his garden. We arrived there at about 10am, a few ladies were there already. We sat by the river (close by) and cut sticks for Digging yams. Going to the garden we cleared the grass, uncovered the yams, loosened the dirt with sticks and ...

2-2 Family & Clan 1-8 Gardening & Gathering 3-4 Interpersonal & Social Relationships

Family and Clan investegation

Edited June 21, 2024, 4:28 p.m. by Rhett

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2-2 Family & Clan

Interview - Children, shame, and responsibilities

Edited June 2, 2023, 1:06 p.m. by Philip

Talking with Renda's dad (our most frequent visitor from Magilong) about children, shame, responsibilities, and meeting with a clan leader....

3-3 Marriage & Family 2-2 Family & Clan 3-4 Interpersonal & Social Relationships

Jepli's adoption

Edited Jan. 30, 2023, 3:55 p.m. by Gerdine

Jepli is talking about his personal family history...

2-2 Family & Clan

Mongogam can't call her Son by name

Edited June 17, 2022, 8:04 a.m. by Steve

Mongogam calls her son David, "Carlos". Her son was named after her brother in law and she can't say David, so she says Carlos...

2-2 Family & Clan 5-9 Avoidance & Taboo

Names of Kokoma and Tolokum clans

Edited Dec. 5, 2023, 3:26 p.m. by Steve

Clans came up talking about Division of land, I asked Mosiligam and Kavaluku to name the clans around....

2-2 Family & Clan

Parent living with youngest son

Edited Dec. 31, 2021, 1:18 a.m. by Gerdine

Was told me that Jagil's (her husband's) mother (who is a widow) lives with her youngest born son; Dramat. Jagil is Dramat's older brother. I checked if it works in other families too. They told me that Angondi, who lives across the road from Was, is also a widow, she lives with her only son. The re...

2-2 Family & Clan

Porosa fighting and murder - Ulumo

Edited July 5, 2023, 11:32 a.m. by Philip

Ulumo is telling me the story of the hevi in Porosa. He tells his understanding of how the fighting started and why people were killed. It ends orphans and their uncle wanting to take from Kokoma to his place. (Side note that is not in the story: land and inheritance comes through the father and it ...

6-1 Offenses & Crimes 2-2 Family & Clan 3-18 Fights; Antagonisms & Battles 3-15 Social Problems & Issues Philip-DA

Who is also shamed by another's actions?

Edited June 14, 2023, 3:54 p.m. by Philip

Undum oomoonn yot neleb i, inann egee hann. Mogom ogoo inann egee hann? (If a child does wrong, he will be shamed. Who also is shamed?) Ina? Inda? Tatugum? Tomond?...

2-2 Family & Clan 3-2 Identity & Pride

Who supports in a hevi?

Edited June 14, 2023, 3:53 p.m. by Philip

Mohis meey hutam pinot nala, mohis mogom egee hologul tugann? (When a young man creates a hevi, who will support him?) Teme palug? Inda? Ina? Tatugum? Tomond?...

2-2 Family & Clan

wa, ingil and yanginn

Edited Jan. 25, 2024, 2:59 p.m. by Steve

wa, ingil and yanginn are the children of sigol and peme, and are ancestors for the Hogumam clans...

2-2 Family & Clan 5-2 Cosmology & Mythology