Historical information:Ticuna is a language isolate spoken by approximately 60,000 people living in on and near the main course of the Amazon River in northern Peru, southern Colombia, and western Brazil. The data archived here, part of a collection under continuous development, were collected by Amalia Skilton during field trips to the towns of Caballococha and Cushillococha, located in the district and province of Mariscal Ramón Castilla, Loreto, Peru. As of 2015-2019, Caballococha was a multi-ethnic town of about 15,000 people in which the dominant language was Spanish. Cushillococha, located 8km overland from Caballococha, was a monoethnic Ticuna community of about 4,000 people in which the dominant language was Ticuna. Skilton was a graduate student at UC Berkeley between 2014 and 2019. Her fieldwork between 2015 and 2017 was supported by Oswalt Grants from the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages. Fieldwork between August 1, 2017 and October 1, 2019 was supported by NSF BCS-1741571. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. All file bundles consisting of recordings contain a text README file with detailed metadata.
Scope and content:Primary materials (e.g., audio recordings), derived products (e.g., transcriptions and translations), and analyses of Ticuna. This collection includes *only* materials derived from conversations and naturally occurring discourses, i.e. discourses that could have occurred in similar form if the researcher was not present. Some are scanned files that correspond to physical field notebooks. In order to render the language easier to type, transcriptions and some analyses are written in a ASCII practical orthography which does not have a transparent relationship to the IPA. Bundle 038 contains a guide to the practical orthography.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Amalia Horan Skilton and Angel Bitancourt Serra. Ticuna conversations, 2018-19, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7297/X2F769QD.
Associated materials:2015-06 ("Ticuna elicitation and texts"), for materials collected by Amalia Skilton; 2018-20 ("Ticuna experiments"), for experimental materials collected by Amalia Skilton
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Recordings of religious discourse by adults and children, 2018-19.001, in "Ticuna conversations", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/25462.
Description:Recordings of a Sunday school class for children aged 3-10 conducted in Cushillococha at Iglesia Evangelica "Comunidad Cristiana", a Ticuna-speaking evangelical church.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Recordings of religious discourse by adults and children, 2018-19.002, in "Ticuna conversations", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/25463.
Item number: 2018-19.003
Date: 13 Jun 2018
Relations to this item:2018-19.020 references this Item
Description:Recordings of a conversation between two half-brothers about one brother's recent trip to a nearby area in Brazil, in the home of one of them (NWG). Conversation was staged by the researcher, who brought one brother (ABS, seated left in recording) to visit the other (NWG).
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Recordings of a staged conversation between adults, 2018-19.003, in "Ticuna conversations", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/25464.
Description:Recordings of a conversation between two half-brothers in the home of one of them. Conversation was staged by the researcher, who brought one brother (ABS, seated left in recording) to visit the other (WWG).
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Recordings of a staged conversation between adults, 2018-19.004, in "Ticuna conversations", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/25465.
Item number: 2018-19.005
Date: 22 Jun 2018
Relations to this item:2018-19.020 references this Item
Description:A video recording of a father (older man on video. TGC Sr) and son (younger man, TGC Jr) talking while they dry arrow cane to make arrows in the yard of their home. The son's wife (MJP, woman eating fruit) and his sister (LGC, woman with infant) also briefly appear.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Recording of a conversation between adults, 2018-19.005, in "Ticuna conversations", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/25466.
Description:Recordings of three coresident and closely related boys, aged 6, 9, and 10 (names and ages stated by participants on video), playing with building block toys provided by the researcher.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Recording of staged play between older children, 2018-19.006, in "Ticuna conversations", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/25467.
Item number: 2018-19.007
Date: 07 Jun 2018
Relations to this item:2018-19.020 references this Item
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Recordings of child-caregiver interaction and conversation between adults, 2018-19.007, in "Ticuna conversations", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/25468.
Item number: 2018-19.008
Date: 28 Jun 2018
Relations to this item:2018-19.020 references this Item
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Recordings of conversation between adults, 2018-19.008, in "Ticuna conversations", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/25469.
Item number: 2018-19.009
Date: 07 Jul 2018
Relations to this item:2018-19.035 references this Item
Description:Recordings of two neighbor girls aged 7;4 (Paola, maroon shirt on video) and 7;10 (Angelina, grey shirt on video) playing with Legos and marbles provided by AHS. Angelina's mother NGS is present in background (leaning against house) for most of recording. Paola's mother MFG is not present.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Recording of staged play between older children, 2018-19.009, in "Ticuna conversations", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/25470.
Item number: 2018-19.010
Date: 07 Jul 2018
Relations to this item:2018-19.020 references this Item
Description:Conversation between coresident adults, with LFG as main speaker. Also includes LFG's younger siblings and cousins aged about 6 to 15 years, and LFG's infant daughter aged 0;6.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Recording of conversation between adults, 2018-19.010, in "Ticuna conversations", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/25471.
Item number: 2018-19.011
Date: 19 May 2018 to 10 Aug 2018
Relations to this item:2018-19.035 references this Item
Description:Long-form recordings of children aged 1;0 to 1;11 participating in their everyday activities. Made by recorders worn on the children's bodies.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Long-form audio recordings of children aged 1;0 to 1;11, 2018-19.011, in "Ticuna conversations", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/25475.
Item number: 2018-19.012
Date: 19 May 2018 to 10 Aug 2018
Relations to this item:2018-19.035 references this Item
Description:Long-form recordings of children aged 2;0 to 2;11 participating in their everyday activities. Made by recorders worn on the children's bodies.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Long-form audio recordings of children aged 2;0 to 2;11, 2018-19.012, in "Ticuna conversations", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/25476.
Item number: 2018-19.013
Date: 19 May 2018 to 10 Aug 2018
Relations to this item:2018-19.035 references this Item
Description:Long-form recordings of children aged 3;0 to 3;11 participating in their everyday activities. Made by recorders worn on the children's bodies.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Long-form audio recordings of children aged 3;0 to 3;11, 2018-19.013, in "Ticuna conversations", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/25477.
Item number: 2018-19.014
Date: 19 May 2018 to 10 Aug 2018
Relations to this item:2018-19.035 references this Item
Description:Long-form recordings of children aged 4;0 to 4;11 participating in their everyday activities. Made by recorders worn on the children's bodies.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Long-form audio recordings of children aged 4;0 to 4;11, 2018-19.014, in "Ticuna conversations", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/25478.
Item number: 2018-19.015
Date: 19 May 2018 to 10 Aug 2018
Relations to this item:2018-19.035 references this Item
Description:Long-form recordings of children aged 5;0 to 5;11 participating in their everyday activities. Made by recorders worn on the children's bodies.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Long-form audio recordings of children aged 5;0 to 5;11, 2018-19.015, in "Ticuna conversations", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/25479.
Item number: 2018-19.016
Date: 25 May 2018
Relations to this item:2018-19.035 references this Item
Description:Recordings of 5 coresident and closely related children aged 0;7, 1;6, 5;3, 5;3, and 9;1, plus their caregiver, playing with Legos and marbles provided by AHS.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Recording of staged play between older and younger children, 2018-19.016, in "Ticuna conversations", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/25480.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Recordings of child-caregiver interaction, 2018-19.017, in "Ticuna conversations", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/25481.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Recording of conversation between adults, 2018-19.018, in "Ticuna conversations", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/25482.
Description:Transcriptions made in 2017 of conversations and other naturally occurring discourses. These transcripts were checked twice in full with a consultant. The title of every file is the same as the title of its corresponding WAV file (or MP4 file if there is no WAV). See the orthography file bundle for the orthography used in the transcriptions. Consultants marked as 'transcribers' helped the researcher to transcribe; they did not actually write transcriptions themselves.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Transcriptions 2017, 2018-19.019, in "Ticuna conversations", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/25709.
Description:Transcriptions made in 2018 of conversations and other naturally occurring discourses involving primarily adults. Recordings were made in 2017 and 2018. These transcripts were checked twice in full with a consultant. The title of every file is the same as the title of its corresponding WAV or MP4 file (file name includes "video" -> mp4 has same name, does not include "video" -> WAV has same name). See the orthography file bundle for the orthography used in the transcriptions.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Transcriptions 2018, 2018-19.020, in "Ticuna conversations", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/25710.
Description:12 MP4 videos of naturally occurring conversations (mostly involving the researcher) and child-caregiver interactions among 3-5 adult and about 3 child participants.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Recordings of child-caregiver interaction and conversation between adults, 2018-19.021, in "Ticuna conversations", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/25714.
Description:Recordings of a church service preceding a mass wedding conducted in Cushillococha at Iglesia Evangelica "Comunidad Cristiana", a Ticuna-speaking evangelical church.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Recordings of religious discourse by adults, 2018-19.022, in "Ticuna conversations", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/25715.
Description:Approximately 6 women who are employed as cooks for the elementary school in Cushillococha have a conversation, in the school's kitchen, with visitors while waiting for food to cook. Participant names are unknown.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Recordings of conversation between adults, 2018-19.023, in "Ticuna conversations", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/25716.
Item number: 2018-19.024
Date: 27 May 2017
Relations to this item:2018-19.019 references this Item; 2018-19.020 references this Item
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Recordings of conversation between adults, 2018-19.024, in "Ticuna conversations", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/25728.
Description:Recordings of conversations between 2-7 adults with neighbor and nuclear family relationships; recordings of an informal built space interview between the researcher and 1 adult.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Recordings of conversation between adults, 2018-19.025, in "Ticuna conversations", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/25729.
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