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The ‘Gugutu no Momata’ or ‘The Human Intellect’ (a Suwawa Story)

Resource File: 
Description: 
This paper presents a short (15-sentence) folktale in the Suwawa language of northern Sulawesi, Indonesia, with free translation and notes. Preceding the text, a brief paragraph introduces the Suwawa people.
Series: 
Sulang Language Data and Working Papers: Translations from the Dutch
Series Number: 
005
Publisher: 
Sulawesi Language Alliance
Year Published: 
2010
Subject Language(s): 
Suwawa
ISO 639-3: 
swu
Publication Language(s): 
English, Suwawa
Contributor(s): 
Riedel, J. G. F.
author
Mead, David
author
Table of Contents: 
Text; Translation; Notes; References;
Source: 
Riedel, J. G. F. 1871. De goegoetoe no momata of het menschelijk verstand (Soewawasche vertelling). Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 3/5:343-345. Original pagination is indicated by enclosing the page number in brackets, e.g. [p. 343].
Supporting File: 
File Description: 
Scanned version of the original Dutch article
License: 
The Suwawa text is in the public domain. English translation © 2010 by David Mead. All Rights Reserved.


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