ISBN:
82-00-07456-0
,
978-82-00-07456-4
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
224 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
Serie:
Instituttet for Sammenlignende Kulturforskning. Serie B, Skrifter 72
Schlagwort(e):
Samoa Polynesien
;
Sprache, austronesische
;
Wörterbuch
;
Orale Tradition
;
Folklore
;
Volksdichtung
;
Mythos und Legende
;
Anthologie
Kurzfassung:
From the Land of Nafanua is an edition of seven Samoan oral texts recorded in Western Samoa in 1982-83. The texts are given in a normalized transcription, and are provided with a translation, instruction, and extensive notes. The book also contains a vocabulary containing all the words found in the texts as well as other lexical items (not found in dictionareis of Samoan) from the village where the texts were recorded.The aim of the book is to present a scholary edition of some of the most important Samoan legends, Both historical and linguistic divergencies between the texts published here and other published verisons of the same legengs are discussed in detail. The book is intended for everybody interested in Polynesian languages and culture (Klappentext)
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Introduction -- 1. The story about Tigilauma'olo -- 2. The story about Nafanua -- 3. The story about Pulotu and Papatea -- 4. The story about Ti'iti'atalage and Feti'iti'ioleola -- 5. The story about 'Alo'alolela -- 6. The story about Tagaloalagi and Pava -- 7. A genealogy from Neiafu -- Transcription of recorded texts -- Vocabulary -- Bibliography
Anmerkung:
Text in samoanischer Sprache mit Übersetzung ins EnglischeLiteraturverzeichnis: Seite [219]-224
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