1 Toro Tegu texts Jeffrey Heath, University of Michigan 2015 version Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 3 Part One: Toro Tegu transcriptions ......................................................................................................... 4 Tape 2004-1, track A .......................................................................................................................... 4 2004-1a.01 Hyena, goat, three truths I (tale) ............................................................................... 4 2004-1a.02 Hyena, sheep, three truths (tale) ............................................................................... 4 2004-1a.03 Pigeon (giant head) in a pit (tale) ............................................................................. 5 2004-1a.04 Wife retrieves husband (tale) ................................................................................... 7 2004-1a.05 Hyena, goat, monkey, and squirrel (tale) ................................................................. 9 2004-1a.06 Hyena, goat, and lioness (tale) ............................................................................... 10 2004-1a.07 Ram, hyena, and the aardvark burrow (tale) .......................................................... 11 2004-1a.08 Riddles .................................................................................................................... 14 2004-1a.09 The blind and crippled thieves (tale) ...................................................................... 14 2004-1a.10 Snakes, reptiles, elephants (description) ................................................................ 15 Tape 2004-1, track B ......................................................................................................................... 19 2004-1b.01 Elephant and rooster (tale) ..................................................................................... 19 2004-1b.02 Tree locust (description) ........................................................................................ 21 2004-1b.03 Grasshopper medley (descriptions) ........................................................................ 22 2004-1b.04 Mantis (description) ............................................................................................... 28 Tape 2004-2, track A ........................................................................................................................ 29 2004-2a.01 History of Dogon people at Tabi Mountain ........................................................... 29 2004-2a.02 Resettlement (fragment) ......................................................................................... 31 2004-2a.03 Famine years ........................................................................................................... 32 2004-2a.04 Water ...................................................................................................................... 32 2004-2a.05 Intermarriage between Tabi and Sarinyere mountains ........................................... 33 2004-2a.06 Farming techniques ................................................................................................ 33 2004-2a.07 Native medicine ...................................................................................................... 35 2004-2a.08 Funeral ceremonies ................................................................................................. 36 Tape 2004-2, track B ......................................................................................................................... 38 2004-2b.01 Cooking millet ........................................................................................................ 38 2004-2b.02 Crisis food .............................................................................................................. 38 2004-2b.03 Soda ash ................................................................................................................. 38 2004-2b.04 Drawing water ........................................................................................................ 39 2004-2b.05 Baskets and jujube cakes ........................................................................................ 39 2004-2b.06 Weaving with strips of doum-palm frond .............................................................. 39 2004-2b.07 Marriages I ............................................................................................................. 39 2004-2b.08 Marriages II ............................................................................................................ 40 2004-2b.09 Medicine ................................................................................................................. 40 2004-2b.10 Fulbe women sell milk ........................................................................................... 41 Part Two: English translations .............................................................................................................. 42 Tape 2004-1, track A ........................................................................................................................ 42 2004-1a.01 Hyena, goat, three truths I (tale) ............................................................................. 42 2004-1a.02 Hyena, sheep, three truths (tale) ............................................................................. 42 2004-1a.03 Pigeon (giant head) in a pit (tale) ........................................................................... 43 2004-1a.04 Wife retrieves husband (tale) ................................................................................. 45 2004-1a.05 Hyena, goat, monkey, and squirrel (tale) ............................................................... 47 2004-1a.06 Hyena, goat, and lioness (tale) ............................................................................... 48 2004-1a.07 Ram, hyena, and the aardvark burrow (tale) .......................................................... 49 2004-1a.08 Riddles .................................................................................................................... 51 2004-1a.09 The blind and crippled thieves (tale) ...................................................................... 52 2004-1a.10 Snakes, reptiles, elephants (description) ................................................................ 53 Tape 2004-1, track B ......................................................................................................................... 57 2 2004-1b.01 Elephant and rooster (tale) ..................................................................................... 57 2004-1b.02 Tree locust (description) ........................................................................................ 59 2004-1b.03 Grasshopper medley (descriptions) ........................................................................ 60 2004-1b.04 Mantis (description) ............................................................................................... 67 Tape 2004-2, track A ........................................................................................................................ 68 2004-2a.01 History of Dogon people at Tabi Mountain ........................................................... 68 2004-2a.02 Resettlement (fragment) ......................................................................................... 71 2004-2a.03 Famine years ........................................................................................................... 71 2004-2a.04 Water ...................................................................................................................... 72 2004-2a.05 Intermarriage between Tabi and Sarinyere mountains ........................................... 73 2004-2a.06 Farming techniques ................................................................................................ 73 2004-2a.07 Native medicine ...................................................................................................... 75 2004-2a.08 Funeral ceremonies ................................................................................................. 77 Tape 2004-2, track B ......................................................................................................................... 79 2004-2b.01 Cooking millet ........................................................................................................ 79 2004-2b.02 Crisis food .............................................................................................................. 79 2004-2b.03 Soda ash ................................................................................................................. 80 2004-2b.04 Drawing water ........................................................................................................ 80 2004-2b.05 Baskets and jujube cakes ........................................................................................ 80 2004-2b.06 Weaving with strips of doum-palm frond .............................................................. 81 2004-2b.07 Marriages I ............................................................................................................. 81 2004-2b.08 Marriages II ...........................................................................................................