The twins born from the calf of the leg
Los mellos nacidos de la pantorrilla
Object Details
| Subject Language | Wounmeu |
| Language PID(s) | ailla:119523 |
| Title [Indigenous] | Mehisnaan bʌ̈p’urrsir hee t’aabatarr k’ʌʌn |
| Language of Indigenous Title | noa |
| Title | The twins born from the calf of the leg |
| Language Community | Dösigpien, Colombia |
| Country(ies) | Colombia |
| Place Created | El río Sigrisúa, Departamento de Chocó, Colombia |
| Date Created | 1964 |
| Description [Indigenous] | Mehisnaan hemk’ooi bʌ̈p’örrsir hee t’arrbagk’atarr k’ʌʌnau hõrau hamachig jaaumam t’um k’ëchpʌ̈i majim haajem: nemk’õr, k’um, jë, maimua hedaúa hajim habaawai sigör durag hãbam gaai jʌ̃k’anaa peer hedau p’ierrpʌ̈i -jierram haajem. Hãhãrmie garjã majim haajem. Hũanaanau döpech joonaa hi chi heeum k’ãi sim hʌ̃r choobapʌ̈ʌiwaita meejim haajem, mag meebaadeewai mokog pajim haajem. |
| Language of Indigenous Description | noa |
| Description | The twins who were born from the calf of a leg of a man killed all of the animals that the people said caused the deaths of their parents: snakes, tigers, boas, and when they were told that also the moon, they went up a bamboo tree and almost ripped it out of the sky. They were in another world underground. Finally, the women threw hot water on one of them while he was asleep and killed him, and he turned into a stone. Recorded between 1964 & 1966. Note: This story is also repeated in resources NOA003R089I001; NOA003R112I001; NOA003R249I001; NOA003R174I001; NOA003R189I001; and NOA003R194I001. |
| Genres | Narrative |
| Source Note | El río Sigrisúa, Departamento de Chocó, Colombia |
| References | |
| Contributor(s) Individual / Role | Kennedy, Elizabeth (Researcher) Chamarra, Luis Ángel (Speaker) |
| Contributor(s) Corporate / Role |
Media Files
There are 2 objects in this resource| Object | File Types | Access Level |
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| NOA003R094I001.wav | 4 | |
| NOA003R094I001.mp3 | audio/mp3 | 4 |
