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Participant: Wilson Marai
Village: Balam · Sex: M · Age: c 75
Description: fluent Arapesh speaker. Born after WWI. Learned TP after WWII, at But Mission. Went to govt. school and Brandi High School. Trained as a teacher. Worked for 25 years as a teacher the Administration government.
Associated Recorded Events
- Muruk story TP (Tok Pisin) : , Balam. [30:50] ~
- The dog that discovered the coast (Mountain Arapesh: Balam variety) : , Balam. [16:45] ~ Charter story about the road connecting the Balam coast with the inland region
- The dog that discovered the coast TP (Tok Pisin) : , Balam. [27:40] ~ Tok Pisin translation of recorded narrative
- The story of how outsiders came (Mountain Arapesh: Balam variety) : , Balam. [7:05] ~ History of local people’s contact with outsiders, focusing especially on the Japanese during WWII
- The story of how outsiders came TP (Tok Pisin) : , Balam. [6:25] ~ Translation of text just recorded
- Inappropriate behavior upon hearing of a death (Mountain Arapesh: Balam variety) : , Balam. [2:55] ~ Describes a scene recently caused by a drunken villager during mourning of his brother’s death
- How and why we pay brideprice (Mountain Arapesh: Balam variety) : , Balam. [5:00] ~ Description of customs
- How Balam village was formed (Mountain Arapesh: Balam variety) : , Balam. [4:20] ~ Charter tale
- How Balam village was formed TP (Tok Pisin) : , Balam. [5:20] ~ Tok Pisin translsation of charter tale
- Inappropriate behavior upon hearing of a death TP (Tok Pisin) : , Balam. [1:40] ~ Describes a scene recently caused by a drunken villager during mourning of his brother’s death