Bumewe na diary

Here are links to diary excerpts of a linguistic fieldworker who spent most of a year in the old Siboma village.

• April 1976
• May 1976: Trip to Kui
• May 1976: Sociolinguistic Notes, Kui Church Meeting
• May 1976: An Injured Child
• June 1976: Naive Ethnomusicology
• June 1976: Sago Work
• June 1976: Fieldworker’s Frustration
• July 1976: Going Fishing
• July 1976: ELCONG Sunday
• July 1976: Village History
• July 1976: Village Party
• July 1976: A Grueling Boat Trip
• August 1976: Traders, Workers, and Dogs
• August 1976: A Month of Fridays the 13th
• August 1976: Deaf Villagers and Home Sign
• August 1976: A Visit to Gitua
• October 1976: Lae Show and Return to Village
• October 1976: Fieldwork Progress
• October 1976: Stages of Language Learning
• October 1976: Singsing Toktok
• October 1976: Two Canoe Experiences
• November 1976: Demographics
• November 1976: Trip to Morobe Patrol Post
• December 1976: Swimming in Fish Names
• December 1976: Texts on Tape
• December 1976: Intervillage Conflict
• December 1976: Going-away Party