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Awa xawewe/Sachavaca y motelo/Tapir and Tortoise

  • Item identifier: 2018-33.018
  • Date: 28 Dec 2013
  • Contributors: María Miranda Llergo (consultant); Kelsey Neely (researcher, donor)
  • Language: Yora (mts)
  • Place: Sepahua, Sepahua, Atalaya, Ucayali, Peru
  • Description: One .wav file, with accompanying .eaf annotation file. María Miranda Llergo narrates the story of Awa xawewe, Tapir and Tortoise. Tapir rapes Tortoise, and when his large penis exits through her mouth, she uses her sharp beak to bite it off. Tapir dies as a result, and Tortoise gathers her kin to feast on his remains. This traditional narrative was volunteered by the speaker and performed extemporaneously.
  • Availability: Online access
  • Collection: Materials of the Yaminawa Language Documentation Project
  • Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
  • Suggested citation: Awa xawewe/Sachavaca y motelo/Tapir and Tortoise, 2018-33.018, in "Materials of the Yaminawa Language Documentation Project", California Language Archive, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/26504.

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