Connect with PARADISEC

Contact this content partner to get more information about this item.

Website

Facebook

YouTube

More about this audio at PARADISEC

Connect with content partner

N122

Description:: Pucow Oto Sinda, stories. Also 65.5.9 Bobun of Jowan stories. The jumping around from place to place may relect on material from various places collected in Lorengau ? | "Oto Sinda of Pucho followed by Bobun of Jowan (Lindrow language group) . Problem with the tape. Part of it seems spliced in reverse side. I’m starting a few minutes after the beginning where the tape seems OK. A WAR STORY. Tape made while we lived in Lorengau at the Council center, next door to Paliau’s house. Oto Sinda was in a lengthy stay in Lorengau and made a number of tapes. Story of the slaughter of the people of Mondrolong, related to Peli Kawa. Payback of a house pamuk ambush. A long buildup for the ambush. This is at least the third story from various parts of Manus of a house pamuk ambush. War magic to confuse o turn the eyes of the enemy. TS note on cannibalism and taking of slaves. Sinda says they didn’t do it. Story by Bobun of Jowan. He is the crocodile totem. Fish poisoning. His right to the river and its fish. He was protected by the crocodiles of his own river (Like Peter of Nrossun) Another story of a man who was taboo to sleep with his own wives. Masalai lapahahai. Mpukey came to bung in Malai Bay (malembey) This is the story of a man, busuvadi. The other man (a poroman of busuvadi) came to Prenim busuvadi’s wife. Busuvadi knew something wrong was happening because he caught no fish. Story turns out to be origin of Sago. They eat and vomit. Each saksak is named. The first saksak in Lindrow. A line of children born. Seem to have birth order names. Origin of the Lindrow people. Jowan part of Lindrow. Includes the origin of all Lindrow settlements. Another story by Bobun of Jowan. A snake who made a river. Snake wanted to hide from sun. Had no water except rain water. The snake was masalai. Head of man, two snake tails. Quest for water. A river near Derembat (nritampat) He made various rivers. All the rivers named. Many of them. Names all the rivers between Derembat to Busu, Lapabusu whose men kill the snake. Blood make red fish. Tail makes long fish. Origin of rivers, fish.". Language as given: Pucho, Lindrow. You can access this item at the PARADISEC website. You will need to sign up or sign in first.
Format:: Sound
Collections:: PARADISEC Catalog
Contributors:: Theodore Schwartz
Content partner:: PARADISEC
Availability:: Not specified

Copyright status: All rights reserved
Find out more about what you are able to do with this item

This item is all rights reserved, with means you'll have to get permission from PARADISEC before using it. For more information, please see our use and reuse page.

More information
PARADISEC has this to say about the rights status of this item:

Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)

What can I do with this item?

Non-infringing use
NZ copyright law does not prevent every use of a copyright work, and this item may be hosted by an international institute or organisation. You should consider what you can and cannot do with a copyright work.

No sharing
You may not copy and/or share this item with others without further permission. This includes posting it on your blog, using it in a presentation, or any other public use.

No modifying
You are not allowed to adapt or remix this item into any other works.

No commercial use
You may not use this item commercially.

Remember or recognise anything about this item? Let us know!

We would love to share your stories, thoughts, and memories on digitalpasifik.org

Contribute your story