Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910
recorded by members of the Thilenius expedition.
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Owner | Family | Houses owned | Pieces of land | Palm trees | Fields | Canoes |
Chief
Vitzeraun (M) |
2 women 7 children (6 M/1F) |
2 large living
houses 1 large canoe house 1 cooking house 1 ren house 1 utensil house |
uorefeiuy nakil geleneiafit repeiteitei farekari auari ruiutseri |
20 80 40 10 25 15 20 210 |
4 taro 1 ren 0 yams |
2 large 1 small |
Sisis (M) | 2 women (1 dead) no children |
1 large living house 1 large canoe house 1 cooking house |
fato uatsobor sieruneai |
7 7 10 24 |
0 taro 4 ren 9 yams |
1 large 1 small |
Begigeramar (M) | 2 women 8 children (5 from one; 3 from the other) |
1 living house 1 cooking house 1 canoe house 1 utensil house 1 ren house |
varub ateperik variki arinamog |
13 15 9 10 47 |
14 taro 5 ren 0 yams |
1 large 1 small |
Takitokonoma (M) | 1 woman (3 dead) 15 boys (marriage 1: 5 marriage 2: 5 marriage 3: 4 marriage 4: 1) |
2 living house 1 cooking house 1 fish cooking house 1 ren house 1 utensil house 1 canoe house |
fariuegitsik fariayat fariferibogus lugutuuomots lugeriotseremotz lugeriomon uasiseregotuk uanimerat uatumay |
10 12 9 10 5 10 8 10 7 81 |
10 taro 10 ren 0 yams |
2 large 1 small |
Vovitikan (M) | 1 woman 7 children (4 M/3F) |
1 living house 1 cooking house 1 ren house 1 fish cooking house |
fano anutseniuan |
10 20 30 |
14 taro 3 ren 0 yams |
3 small (stored in another's canoe house) |
Iatifa (M) | 1 woman+ 7 children (4M/3F) |
1 living house 1 cooking house 1 fishcooking house 1 ren house 1 utensil house |
apuiuit fariuuenen lugerioman farigamanagataifil |
3 4 10 10 27 |
20 taro 2 ren 0 yams |
2 large 1 small |
Moyonugar (M) | 3 women (1 dead) 27 children (16M/11F) (marriage 1: 3M/2F marriage 2: 4M/3F marriage 3: 9M/6F) |
1 living house 1 cooking house 1 fishcooking house 2 ren houses 1 utensil house 2 canoe houses |
taua metaripitsu fatsuma garinemog |
10 5 15 10 40 |
10 taro 6 ren 0 yams |
1 large 2 small |
Tsigeitsegagaan (M) | 1 woman+ 4 children (2M/2F) |
1 living house 1 cooking house 1 ren house |
farep fereguapitemots farifeniier |
10 10 6 26 |
10 taro 2 ren 0 yams |
1 small |
Paparatuk (M) | 1 woman 6 children (3M/3F) |
1 living house 2 cooking houses 1 fish cooking house 1 ren house |
enirogi falimeliro |
10 10 20 |
10 taro 4 ren 0 yams |
none |
Zriuolulemat (M) | 2
women 5 children (2M/3F) |
1
living house 1 cooking house 1 fishcooking house 1 ren house 1 utensil house 1 canoe house (visitor house) |
uorimer faligererau farap (one-half) |
12 12 10 34 |
10
taro 3 ren 0 yams |
1
large 2 small |
Torumar (M) | 2
women 6 boys (2 from one marriage; 4 from the other) |
2
living houses 1 sleeping house for boys 1 cooking house 1 ren house 1 utensil house 2 canoe houses |
luguuuripis matatsimitz faifilemangarap matariap |
20 13 10 8 51 |
5
taro 4 ren |
2
large 2 small |
Nooreitsa (M) | 1
woman 8 children |
1
living house 2 cooking houses 1 fishcooking house 1 utensil house 1 ren house 1 canoe house |
falemerisera matataega varigigirey |
20 15 10 45 |
13
taro 3 ren |
1
large 1 small |
Tiseigamar (F) | 1
man + 9 children (5M/4F) |
1
living house 1 cooking house 2 ren houses 1 utensil house |
lugeruuinar faripitoua |
25 13 38 |
10
taro 4 ren |
none |
Aueseiiar (F) | 1
man + 5 children (3M/2F) |
2
living houses 1 cooking house 1 ren house |
matarianotsetsik uanopeney |
10 20 30 |
20
taro 2 ren |
none |