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Description:
In this brief article the author describes the respective duties of the topakada and the tomakaka, two traditional functionaries in the Bambam area of western Sulawesi, Indonesia. The author also gives an historical account of the people who filled these positions, both prior to and following the establishment of Dutch colonial administration over Bambam in the early twentieth century.
Series:
Sulang Language Data and Working Papers: Translations from the Dutch
Series Number:
014
Publisher:
Sulawesi Language Alliance
Year Published:
2017
Subject Language(s):
Bambam, Aralle-Tabulahan
ISO 639-3:
ptu, atq
Publication Language(s):
English
Contributor(s):
Smit, Pieter Cornelis
author
Berg, René van den
translator
Table of Contents:
1. The situation in Bambang before the establishment of the government; 2. The situation after the establishment of the government; 3. The present situation.
Source:
Smits, P. C. 1937. Gegevens over Bambang (1936). Adatrechtbundels 39:388–390. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff. Original pagination is indicated by enclosing the page number in brackets, e.g. [p. 388].
Version History:
Version 1 [25 August 2017] Originally translated 1991. Edited in preparation for online publication July and August 2017.
Supporting File:
File Description:
Scanned version of the original Dutch article
Copyright:
© 1991–2017 by René van den Berg
License:
All Rights Reserved