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'Interview - Dramat, yam houses' from Storing yams interviews

last edited Dec. 22, 2022, 3:08 p.m. by Steve

created Dec. 13, 2022, 2:41 p.m.

Speaker: Dramat

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1: 0:00:00 3: 0:03:33 4: 0:05:40

'Interview - Gusubonn, Burial' from Interview about burials

last edited Nov. 1, 2023, 2:32 p.m. by Steve

created Oct. 31, 2023, 3:13 p.m.

Speaker: Gusubonn and Alus

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1: 0:00:00 (we bury them) 2: 0:00:15 (if the person was bad, today others 1 day or 2. hwagis was buried quickly because of her sore) 3: 0:01:09 (all the men. If you see a body you bury it? yep, we all get it and put it in a grave. If you see a stranger on the road would you bury him? We'd all bury him yes) 4: 0:02:56 (men do it) 5: 0:03:11 (yeah we get planks and nails and make a coffin. If we have planks and nails we make a coffin, otherwise we use tree skin and wrap them.) 6: 0:03:57 (in hogumam, hogmam hulum. We don't put them all over, there are a few places we bury. Long ago they put people all over, now we have special places.) 7: 0:05:08 (If someone dies we won't know, but if we hear the wail we know. Does everyone wail? We all wail. If our parents or friend die we wail. For some non family members we wail. If we're in the place and we hear wailing we get food, tobacco and buai and go and give it and wail) 8: 0:06:51 (we put them in the grave we talk. We talk about the hevi and commit to good behaviour. Do you do that at the graveside or at home? At home. If a big landslide comes and buries someone and you can't bury them are you upset by that? It happened long ago, if someone was buried they'd just leave them.)

'Interview - Gusubonn, adoption' from Interviews about adoption

last edited Dec. 7, 2023, 11:45 a.m. by Steve

created Dec. 7, 2023, 11:36 a.m.

Speaker: Gusubonn

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(This interview had to be repeated as the recorder wasn't on. I asked more leading questions to re-licit the answers heard the first time round-)

'Interview - Gusubonn, brothers' from Interview about brothers

last edited Dec. 7, 2023, 3:40 p.m. by Steve

created Dec. 7, 2023, 11:39 a.m.

Speaker: Gusubonn

'Interview - Gusubonn, children and parents' from Interviews about parent child relationships

last edited Dec. 7, 2023, 3:27 p.m. by Steve

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Speaker: Gusubonn

'Interview - Gusubonn, games' from Interviews about games played

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Speaker: Gusubonn

'Interview - Gusubonn, internet' from Interviews about social media

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created Dec. 7, 2023, 11:41 a.m.

Speaker: Gusubonn

'Interview - Gusubonn, komiti' from Interviews about komiti

last edited July 11, 2023, 1:57 p.m. by Steve

created July 11, 2023, 1:57 p.m.

Speaker: Gusubonn

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1: 0:00:00 (Abanel is our komiti. Soso is a ples komiti) 2: 0:00:27 (I don't know) 3: 0:00:37 (If someone is doing some work they'll get it and talk and straighten things and make a wanbel.) 4: 0:00:55 (We don't know, it'll just be one of us. First it was silengee's dad, he died and Abanel got it) 5: 0:01:14 (he'll tell the steps to make the hevi go small. Get a bird and make a wanbel, if that doesn't work give money and make wanbel, for big hevis get a pig and make wanbel) 6: 0:01:46 (Their work is the same they do that. When we were doing things badly the Kukulai did it. Now the two of them [Abanel and Soso] talk. For a small thing Soso will straighten it, if we do something bad he'll tell us what to do to make it wanbel. If it's a big thing Abanel will tell us to give money and pigs to make it wanbel. The say it and we do it.) (sometimes do people ignore what the komiti says? Some follow what the komiti says and some don't. If they listen they'll make wanbel, they'll take pig and make wanbel with their brother to finish things) 7: 0:03:43 (If someone hits someone and they die, we'll sort it ourselves and give pig to be wanbel. Police won't come? Nope, they'll put a big amount of money for them being aggressive, but if they won't pay things just get left)

'Interview - Gusubonn, words' from Interviews about words and language

last edited Nov. 17, 2023, 2:40 p.m. by Steve

created Nov. 17, 2023, 12:17 p.m.

Speaker: Gusubonn

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1 : 0:00:18 hutam, ombul, ombul hutam, ombul ombul, obugum hiyol teenn, obugum hiyol hutam, obugum hiyol ombul, obugum hiyol ombul hutam, hiyol ombul ombul, obugum hiyol teenn 2: 0:01:08 (yes, they also counted up their arms with their fingers.) 3: 0:01:36 (some say asamog bili some say seboneg bili. Imengis is Koko, Ingis and Pusi. Matat is Tolo, ebe and kobum. ) 4: 0:02:39 (yes I understand it, but I'll reply in Imengis) 5: 0:02:54 (we'll speak our way. We'll write it our way and they'll write it their way like when we speak) 6: 0:03:56 (imengis nononn, matat and mondu)

'Interview - Guy, politics' from Interview about political parties/ our mp

last edited Feb. 7, 2024, 11:28 a.m. by Steve

created Feb. 7, 2024, 10:09 a.m.

Speaker: Guy who's name I don't know

'Interview - Habanel, education theory' from Interview about theory of education

last edited Feb. 1, 2024, 3:26 p.m. by Steve

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Speaker: Habanel

'Interview - Habanel, fights' from Interview about fights

last edited Feb. 1, 2024, 3:09 p.m. by Steve

created Feb. 1, 2024, 3:09 p.m.

Speaker: Abanel

'Interview - Iben, culture norms' from Interviews about education norms

last edited Jan. 22, 2024, 2:19 p.m. by Steve

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Speaker: Aiben

'Interview - Iben, films' from Interviews about films

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

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Speaker: Aiben

'Interview - Iben, labour' from Interviews about labour issues

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Speaker: Aiben

'Interview - Iben, renting' from Conversations about renting and leasing

last edited Dec. 15, 2023, 9:17 a.m. by Steve

created Dec. 15, 2023, 9:17 a.m.

Speaker: Aiben

'Interview - Ilal, behaviour modification' from Interviews on behaviour modification

last edited April 29, 2024, 2:24 p.m. by Steve

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Speaker: Ilal

'Interview - Ilal, communal property' from Interviews about property

last edited March 26, 2024, 9:37 a.m. by Steve

created March 26, 2024, 8:29 a.m.

Speaker: Ilal

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6: 0:08:34 (Eseelumand river) 7: 0:08:51 (Tomoogonn) 8: 0:09:05 (Yagib river)

'Interview - Ilal, dreams' from interviews about dreams

last edited Nov. 9, 2023, 11:46 a.m. by Steve

created Nov. 8, 2023, 8:20 a.m.

Speaker: Ilal

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1: 0:00:00 (I sleep and I see dreams, then I wake up and talk about it. I say if it was a good or bad dream. If the person I dream about comes I can tell them about it) 2: 0:00:34 (yes I tell them, I tell them about the good and bad dreams) 3: 0:00:56 (I sleep many times and have one dream, that's how it is. If I do good I see good dreams and if I do bad I see bad dreams.) 4: 0:01:17 (If someone dreams about catching meat he'll get his bow and go and there will be meat, he'll shoot a pig or something. If he has a bad dream he won't go. If he has a good dream and sees meat meat will be there. If he sees a dream nothing he won't go on the road, but a light "holot" dream he'll get up and go) 5: 0:02:06 (if someone has a bad dream he'll get up and be scared and won't go anywhere. If it's a good dream he'll go. Some dreams are true dreams and some are empty and we don't know which ones are lying, there are true ones) 6: 0:02:53 (I see them, but not every day, like every 3 days, not every morning. I had a dream that I was planting )

'Interview - Ilal, marriage' from Questions on marriage

last edited April 29, 2024, 2:22 p.m. by Steve

created April 24, 2024, 8:17 a.m.

Speaker: Ilal

'Interview - Ilal, roads' from Road interviews

last edited Nov. 24, 2022, 1:34 p.m. by Steve

created Nov. 22, 2022, 3:04 p.m.

Speaker: Ilal

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1. mogom aleg sogwa neleb igugund? hogot omonn sogwa om pebi om tebi hot ig sogam salamb igung. iba mut masis obob mut otong mehamonn om nang holot peg tugub igung omonn isig omonn ogee angom tatagum pasil obogolob asam 2. nonn aleg sogwa nenim eb nagonn yoog sibilig obob yobug hipundugonn o? omonn sogwa megita ogoo tolob sibilag obob yobug hipundung salep obob yobug hipundung beel obob nim higong masis ogoo mut otong endetenn nang 3. mogom aleg bili tugub igugund? mohis yab yonn mohis mehamonn naga naga mohis nom aleg bili tugulasi bili nombo ogoo igung igisi yoog om nom ogoo tolob ombo tobogama 4. mohis aleg mu mandogond aleg bili igu o wig? yot mu mandogond yam aleg yot aleg obogolob yabong aleg mandogom yam om aleg bili. aleg egee mu mandeb mandeb yot ala ogoo tenim ombo nanga aleg utinn lutub egee yot hann alenn aleg sogwa ongolob ogoo mandinim aleg isig yot ala ogoo tenim 5. utee aleg yot aga mogom bili tugang? nom aleg yot aga omonnel bili tugub hipundub tolob bili tugub aleg obogolob yab igugund 6. mohis hutam aleg inda igu o wig? aleg omol mohis tenn omol mohis tenn ogoo aleg mandogond yam endetenn tenn aleg nom mu olo mandeb enn modoutu nom molo maleb enn aleg neleb mandogom. mondutu tebinim enn aleg salamb endetenn mandong. aleg inda wig? aleg inda hutam wig, komuniti om tenn aleg. tenn om mandug aleg hutam his. nambis egee yang aleg hutam his salmb yang om unim amee sewan aleg om ogoo yang, hyol lingi aleg om ilong endetenn mandong, aleg ombul endetenn mandong 7. Sewan aleg om inda mogom? inda om mohis nombo igu Sewan mohis nombo pigot onn aleg inda ig hum la yang yam ig inda ig aleg ogonn enn yalab ombo yabi aleg om ogoo yanim enn ab ogoo tolob mohis ab ogoo yab ogoo yanim om mohis o aleg salamb ogoo yanim] 8. Se om pinot, mohis wagand yam? enn aleg yogoo yogoo omoo walasi lagab igugum ologoo wi tugulasi om ogoo yanim enn nambis anim oya omoo eb ogoo yanim 9. aleg hesiloo igu o wig? aleg his mandogond yam hum igu otig mohis umann egee mandug ogwol ogoo wagand yam nom ogol wagand yam. aleg hesiloo wig mohis om tenn mandogond yam mohis bili ogoo om laba libigond mohis e ogwand ogoo wagand yam 10. ab hulum aleg hyol unim amee not kos aleg om igu aleg ob ogol obogol om ubi yab aleg ubiyab waigotom enn logoneng wig ka ogoo ilib obogol om yabigond... ? (2:47)

'Interview - Iven, Hunting' from Hunting interviews

last edited Jan. 31, 2023, 2:56 p.m. by Steve

created Jan. 30, 2023, 3:26 p.m.

Speaker: Aiven

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1 : 0:00:00 (We go to Memetonn and go to a game trail. If we find one on the trail we shine a torch on it. The game runs to hide in some tree roots. We chase it there and hit it and bring it. If we don't find anything we go to the Yagib river, and in the morning we go to the bush on that side. We come back, prepare the meat and eat it. We hunt when it's dark) 2: 0:00:48 molumb helegel (we also at night get catapults and shoot pasil) 3: 0:01:13 (women hunt, yes. The go to the bush find helgels and bring them back and eat them) 4: 0:01:30 (children hunt rats and eat them) 5: 0:01:39 (gumi, hem, our hands. Women use hands, men use bows and catapults. Machetes too, sticks.) 6: 0:02:10 (for humbugut we shoot them with bows and eat them. We go to the bush with dogs, the dogs follow them and we hit them. For Agann sometimes we see them eating bananas and we shoot them. Sometimes they're in trees eating nuts and we shoot them, going up the tree with our bows) 7: 0:02:51 (they're up in trees We shoot them and eat them. Agann hides in holes in trees) 8: 0:03:40 (there's lots in the bush)

'Interview - Jethro, baptism' from Interviews about baptism

last edited Dec. 13, 2023, 8:41 a.m. by Steve

created Dec. 12, 2023, 3:01 p.m.

Speaker: Jetro

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1: 0:00:00 (Yes) 2: 0:00:14 (Wele did it, they came from Kobubumba and evangelist. Pastors do baptism, evangelists too. Can a man nothing baptise? No evangelists do it. The apostolic church can have nobodies do the baptism) 3-4: 0:02:13 (small kids are baptised, before our fathers were baptised as adults, now it's kids ) 5: 0:03:00 (I have no kids) 6: 0:03:18 (evangelists do the confirmation school, it happens alongside baptisms. So there's some teaching? No, the pastor comes and baptises the babies and the adults recieve olagul, which is a hand on the head and a blessing. There's no school knowledge) 7: 0:05:06 (some people do that, some people don't I don't know if thats good or bad)

'Interview - Jethro, learning lutheranism' from Interviews about getting Bible knowledge

last edited Dec. 12, 2023, 3:15 p.m. by Steve

created Dec. 12, 2023, 3:13 p.m.

Speaker: Jetro

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1: 0:00:00 (We don't we're just here) 2: 0:00:42 (both lutheran and apostolic are just here, we don't have knowledgable people) 3: 0:01:05 (there's no school) 4: 0:01:19 (we're just here) 5: 0:01:41 (long ago at lutheran church we said that) 6: 0:02:20 (my parents taught me)

'Interview - Jobugo, Who is also shamed?' from Who is also shamed by another's actions?

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

created June 14, 2023, 12:32 p.m.

Speaker: Jobugo

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Undum? Undum oomoonn yot neleb.. inda ina ogoo egee inann hann. Mohis teenn omboo yongoo egee inann hann. Ina? Ina oomoonn yot neleb.. inda ogoo egee inann hann. Ig teenn omboo yongoo inann hann. Inda? Inda oomoonn yot egee nann. Ina ogoo egee inann hann. Ig teenn omboo yongoo inann hann. Tatugum? Tatugum oomoonn yot neleb endet. Inda ogoo egee inann hann. Tomond ogoo egee inann. Ig teenn yongoo egee inann hann. Tomond? Tomond oomoonn yot neleb.. tatugum ogoo egee inann hann. Inda ogoo egee inann hann. Ig teenn yongoo egee inann hann.

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