04 Taupule, a woman from Tuvalu

This recording was made by Johnson Siota was part of linguistic research conducted by Dr. Pita Sharples among the Sikaiana people of the Solomon Islands n the 1960s. The transcription in Sikaiana is by Priscilla Taulupo and the rough translation is by Bill Donner. The story of Taupule was well known to Sikaiana people during my stays in the 1980s on Sikaiana. She came from the Tuvalu and was dropped off on Sikaiana by a trader during her pregnancy, sometime in the late 1800s. She warned traders that life would change from contact with Europeans. her descendants felt a certain unity among themselves and with Tuvalu. There were several slightly different versions of the story. This one is told by her great grandson, Johnson Siota

02 manea and other traditions

A recording from the late 1960s as part of the research of Dr. Pita Sharples among the Sikaiana people. The interview was with Tupou and done by John Tepala. Later in the interview, a woman named Ellen is included. The transcription is by Priscilla Taulupo. The interview covers the Manea and other traditional ceremonies on Sikaiana

12 Story Tala Tautunu

This is a children\u27s story (tala) from Sikaiana in the Solomon Islands. The story was told by Samson Tiki, then written down from the recording by Priscilla Taulupo and then typed from Priscilla\u27s handwriting by Bill Donner. There may be some mistakes in the typing since the computer wanted to autocorrect. The story was recorded by Bill Donner as part of ethnographic research from 1980-1983. A pdf written version of this story is found below

13 Story Tala Mr. Boe

WARNING--some people may find some of the content offensive. This is a story (tala) told by Makelata and written down by Priscilla Taulupo and then typed by Bill Donner. There may be some errors, especially in the autocorrect function of the program. The story was collected by Bill Donner as part of ethnographic research in the Solomon Islands from 1980-83. There is a pdf written version of this story below

05 Holau, the Voyage of Mr. Boe

This is the story of the last (or one of the last) voyages (holau) from Sikaiana. It was recorded by Mark Etua as part of linguistic research done by Peter Sharples among the Sikaiana. The transcription into the Sikaiana language was done by Priscilla Taulupo and the rough translation by Bill Donner (sorry for any errors). Traditionally, Sikaiana people were master voyagers, capable of traveling hundreds of kilometers. This voyage was probably conducted in the 1920s by a trader for Lever Brothers in his dinghy when he was short of supplies. He had several Sikaiana people help, including the father of Mark Etua

01 Manea and other Rituals

Recording of Rebbeca Sei discussing the traditional rituals and religion of Sikaiana in the Solomon Islands. Kaiti is also heard on this tape. Transcription by Priscilla Taulupo. Manea ceremony to replace the materials in the Hale Aitu (central ritual house) and other rituals