Tootonhïrï komo People of the Past: A collection of Katuena myths
Laetitia Smoll
This book presents four central myths from the oral traditions of the Katuena, an Amerindian people of Southern Suriname, Guyana and Brazil.
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Laetitia I. Smoll is half Belgian and half American, and grew up in Hong Kong. She obtained a BA (Hons) at the University of Melbourne, with majors in Linguistics and Mandarin. She then obtained her MA in Linguistics at Leiden University in the Netherlands, during which time she undertook fieldwork in Suriname and compiled the stories in this book. Eithne B. Carlin, born and raised in Northern Ireland, with a Ph.D. from the University of Cologne, is Senior Lecturer at Leiden University. She is specialized in the languages and cultures of Native America, with a special focus on the Guianas. Since 1996 she has published several books and articles on language description, identity, and mobility among the Cariban and Arawakan groups of the Guianas.
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The Katuena are an Amerindian people living in southern Suriname, Guyana and Brazil. Their language, Katuena (a member of the Cariban language family), is only spoken by the elderly and is no longer being transmitted to younger generations. The oral traditions of the Katuena are therefore also no longer being transmitted. This small collection of translated stories aims to ensure that the Katuena language, as it is today is documented and that the oral literature of the Katuena is preserved, at least in part, for future generations. The four stories in this book include: Waatafuru, the story of how a man outfoxes a forest monster, Nuuñe, the origin myth of how the moon came into being, Mashimashima, which tells of a man's betrayal of his son and the son's quest to find his father again, and Kwahsharï Ifikoymo, a tale of an epic flood and fire.
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Page count 96 Language french Type Book printed in color Format A4 Paper Standard paper Cover Soft cover Binding Sewn perfect binding (linen thread) Lamination Glossy ISBN 978-2-39017-028-0
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