Plants & animals

[Jerry Jacka]

I showed a guy in the highlands a picture of a dolphin and he said that all 
the nambis people called them poroman pis because they reputedly saved 
people's lives.

Jerry



At 03:25 PM 9/28/2001 -0700, Thomas H. Slone wrote:
>Here's an example of someone using "bonbon":
>
>"Na tu sapos yu go long Rip Aillwo bai yu lukim ol gras na tu ol bonbon o 
>bulmakau i pulap moa moa yet."
>
>This is from a Stori Tumbuna from Pililo in West New Britain Province in 
>1973.  Perhaps they meant "bonon"?  There aren't any other instances of 
>this word in the Stori Tumbuna.
>
>--Tom
>
>>Tom, George
>>
>>These are promising lists, but ...
>>
>>Our old friend the "March Fly" is under blu lang casting doubt on the trail
>>of sources.
>>ambusa (dolphin) + bonon (dugong) - I have quizzed people at length over
>>what dolphins and dugongs were in TP, even when actually out at sea looking
>>at dolphins, but no luck. Who has heard these today?
>
>
>--

Jerry Jacka
Department of Anthropology
1218 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403 USA
fax: 541.346.0668 
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