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Description:
In this article, originally published in 1933, the author describes customs and practices formerly surrounding marriage, pregnancy, birth, and death among the Balantak people of eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia, prior to the introduction of Islam and Christianity. A separate section describes musical instruments and dances.
Key Words:
Sulawesi; Balantak; ethnography; marriage; elopement; divorce; incest; bride price; inheritance; abortion; taboos during pregnancy; labor; delivery; childbed; death in childbirth; stillborns; twins; infertility; birthmarks; naming a child; tooth shortenin
Series:
Sulang Language Data and Working Papers: Translations from the Dutch
Series Number:
017
Publisher:
Sulawesi Language Alliance
Year Published:
2018
Subject Language(s):
Balantak
ISO 639-3:
blz
Publication Language(s):
English
Contributor(s):
Kruyt, Albertus Christiaan
author
Blaauwen, Ewald den
translator
Mead, David
editor
Table of Contents:
Marriage; Pregnancy and birth; The child; Musical instruments and dances; Treatment of a corpse; References.
Source:
Kruyt, Alb. C. 1933. Van leven en sterven in Balantak (oostarm van Celebes). Tijdschrift voor Indische Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 73:57‑95. Original pagination is indicated by including the page number in square brackets, e.g. [p. 57].
Acknowledgements:
The original translation was facilitated by Wycliffe Bijbelvertalers.
Version History:
Version 1 [31 March 2018] English translation, a twenty-one page typescript, prepared by Ewald den Blaauwen in 1984; rekeyboarded by Jocy Gatchalian, June 2004; checked and edited by David Mead, January 2005; final editing for publication completed by David Mead, March 2018.
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Copyright:
© 1984–2018 by Ewald den Blaauwen
License:
All Rights Reserved