Annotated texts in Beṭṭa Kurumba
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Annotated texts in Beṭṭa Kurumba
(Brill's studies in South and Southwest Asian languages, v. 10)
Brill, c2019
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Betta Kurumba is a Dravidian language spoken in the Nilgiri and Waynad Hills of India. Annotated Texts in Betta Kurumba presents folktales and dialogues in this language, together with a grammatical sketch and a glossary. These interlinearised texts provide rich data for linguistic analysis, as well as some of the earliest published cultural information about a highly understudied ethnic group. The cultural information is presented, for the most part, by the Betta Kurumbas themselves, who speak in their own native language about aspects of their lifestyle, spiritual beliefs, and social organization into clans.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Illustrations
Symbols and Abbreviations
1 Introduction
1.1 General Overview
1.2 Overview of the Language
1.3 Grammatical Information
1.4 The Physical and Social Context
1.5 The Texts in This Book
Part 1 Folktales
2 Prelude to the Folktales
2.1 General Overview
2.2 The Storytellers
2.3 The Folktales in English Translation
3 The Turban Maker
4 The Fish Prince
5 The Offended Daughter
6 The Prince Who Subdivided Himself
Part 2 Dialogues
7 Prelude to the Dialogues
7.1 General Overview
7.2 Cultural Background
7.3 The Dialogues in English Translation
8 Aspects of Community Life
8.1 Catching Fish
8.2 Cooking Fish
8.3 Gathering Forest Honey
8.4 Building Houses
8.5 The Head of the Clan
8.6 The binji: a Spirit Invocation Ritual
8.7 Working with Elephants
8.8 An Encounter with a Wild Bear
8.9 Traditional Healing
9 Legends about Deities
10 Legends about Ancestors
Glossary
References
Index
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