Texts by Mary George
"Blackfish" as told by Mary George (1993)
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This paper presents a Tla’amin (Sliammon) text narrated by the late Mrs. Mary George in 1993. A morphological analysis, glosses, and an English translation are provided for each line in the original Sliammon. The content is about the traditional belief that when people die, they become blackfish (killer whales). Other blackfish teach the newly deceased ones how to swim, and they come back to the shore in front of where they used to live.
Publication data: Watanabe, Honore. 2022. A Sliammon Text: "Blackfish", as Told by Mary George. Asian and African Languages and Linguistics 16 (2022), pp.309–328. https://www.doi.org/10.15026/117167
"First Pregnancy" as told by Mary George (1995)
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This paper presents a Tla’amin (Sliammon) text narrated by the late Mrs. Mary George in 1995. A morphological analysis, glosses, and an English translation are provided for each line in the original Sliammon. The content is about how women should take care of their children, especially the first child, and about the traditional belief among the Sliammon people that pregnant women should avoid looking at animals, lest the baby will be born looking like that animal.
Publication data: Watanabe, Honore. 2021. A Sliammon Text: "First Pregnancy", as told by Mary George. Asian and African Languages and Linguistics 15 (2021), pp.93–103. https://doi.org/10.15026/99898