Fitsagu the Cuckoo
Fitsagu el Cuco
Object Details
| Subject Language | Kalapalo |
| Language PID(s) | ailla:119505 |
| Title [Indigenous] | |
| Language of Indigenous Title | |
| Title | Fitsagu the Cuckoo |
| Language Community | |
| Country(ies) | Brazil |
| Place Created | Aifa |
| Date Created | 1982-07-04 |
| Description [Indigenous] | |
| Language of Indigenous Description | |
| Description | This story was published, in both its text and audio forms in Native South American Discourse. This story was told to Ellen Basso by "the cheerful, musically skilled Kudyu, a man in late middle age, father of six and a notorious joker. Kudyu's story exemplifies the Kalapalo concern with the illusory nature and consequent unpredictability of human action, and with how what is said may conceal another reality. It is one of a large number of stories in which the trickster Taugi appears, although here the story is told not from Taugi's point of view but from that of the people who must deal with his tricks." [p123] "The distinguishing feature of a Kalapalo narrative is the presence of a "what-sayer" who responds in several conventional ways following the narrator's pauses." [p120] |
| Genres | Narrative |
| Source Note | |
| References | Joel Sherzer and Greg Urban, eds. (1975.) Native South American Discourse. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. |
| Contributor(s) Individual / Role | Basso, Ellen (Researcher) |
| Contributor(s) Corporate / Role |
Media Files
There are 3 objects in this resource| Object | File Types | Access Level |
|---|---|---|
| KUI001R001I001.mp3 | audio/mp3 | 1 |
| KUI001R001I001.pdf | application/pdf | 1 |
| KUI001R001I001.wav | 1 |
