Interviews with Comox Indians

Mss.Rec.169

Date: 1991 | Size: 4 tape(s)

Abstract

Linguistic field recordings of the Comox or Sliammon language. Contains numerous linguistic elicitation sessions for adjectives, verbs, miscelleanous expressions, animals, plants, insects, berries, clothing, trees, sea life, natural phenomena, household items, parts of the body, names of winds, and fishing-related vocabulary. Recorded at Powell River, British Columbia, by Honore Watanabe from July to October 1991.

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Collection Information

Physical description

4 audiocassettes (5 hr., 27 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.

4 audiocassettes (5 hr., 27 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.

Provenance

Presented by Honore Watanabe in 1992 (Acc. 1992-69r). This material was recorded with the assistance of a Phillips Fund grant.

Processing information

Collection digitized and cataloged by Brian Carpenter during the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation funded audio digitization project, 2008-2014.

Related material

Accompanying manuscript material is available in the Phillips Fund Collection (Mss.497.3.Am4).

Indexing Terms


Genre(s)

  • Sound recordings

Subject(s)

  • Comox Indians
  • Comox language


Detailed Inventory

 Audio recordings
  
01-01 Watanabe, Honoré. George, Mary.
Elicitation of words for animals, berries, and fish
1991-07-22 1 .mp3 ; 00:19:01

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:19:01


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6441

01-02 Watanabe, Honoré. George, Mary.
Elicitation of words for plants and fish
1991-07-24 1 .mp3 ; 00:08:24

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:08:24


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6439

01-03 George, Mary. Watanabe, Honoré.
Elicitation of words for fish, sea mammals, other native peoples, trees, seasons, and birds
1991-07-26 1 .mp3 ; 00:08:30

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:08:30


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6440

01-04 George, Mary. Watanabe, Honoré.
Elicitation of words for miscellaneous animals and objects
1991-07-28 1 .mp3 ; 00:10:57

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:10:57


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6437

01-05 George, Mary. Watanabe, Honoré.
Elicitation of numbers and names of winds
1991-07-29 1 .mp3 ; 00:09:02

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:09:02


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6436

01-06 Watanabe, Honoré. George, Mary.
Elicitation of words for baskets and basket-making
1991-07-30 1 .mp3 ; 00:07:39

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:07:39


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6438

01-07 Watanabe, Honoré. George, Mary.
Elicitation of miscellaneous vocabulary
1991-07-31 1 .mp3 ; 00:07:53

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:07:53


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6435

01-08 Watanabe, Honoré. George, Mary.
Elicitation of miscellaneous vocabulary
1991-08-01 1 .mp3 ; 00:06:57

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:06:57


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6442

01-09 Watanabe, Honoré. George, Mary.
Elicitation of words for miscellaneous material objects
1991-08-12 1 .mp3 ; 00:04:10

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:04:10


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6434

02-01 Watanabe, Honoré. George, Mary.
Elicitation of words for natural phenomena, trees, animals, and sea life
1991-08-21 1 .mp3 ; 00:10:08

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:10:08


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6449

02-02 George, Mary. Watanabe, Honoré.
Elicitation of words for insects, clothing, and miscellaneous vocabulary
1991-08-22 1 .mp3 ; 00:12:08

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:12:08


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6445

02-03 George, Mary. Watanabe, Honoré.
Elicitation of verb forms and miscellaneous vocabulary
1991-08-23 1 .mp3 ; 00:08:36

Elicitation of verb forms for "wake up," "listen," "hear," and "talk," as well as miscellaneous vocabulary.

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:08:36


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6447

02-04 Watanabe, Honoré. George, Mary.
Elicitation of words for clothing and verbs
1991-08-26 1 .mp3 ; 00:14:13

Elicitation of words for different kinds of clothing along with elicitation of verb forms for "go," "come," "respect," "steal," "run," and "chase."

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:14:13


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6451

02-05 Watanabe, Honoré. George, Mary.
Elicitation of words for parts of houses and miscelleneous vocabulary
1991-08-27 1 .mp3 ; 00:10:43

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:10:43


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6448

02-06 Watanabe, Honoré. George, Mary.
Elicitation of words for physical conditions and miscellaneous vocabulary
1991-08-29 1 .mp3 ; 00:10:33

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:10:33


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6444

02-07 George, Mary. Watanabe, Honoré.
Elicitation of words for household objects and the Story of the Bogeyman
1991-08-30 1 .mp3 ; 00:11:42

The Story of the Bogeyman, given in Comox only, runs from 5:57 to 9:04.

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:11:42


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox Indians -- Folklore; Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6446

02-08 Watanabe, Honoré. George, Mary.
Elicitation of miscellaneous verbs
1991-09-03 1 .mp3 ; 00:09:00

Elicitation of verb forms for "dirty," "clean," and "wash," with miscellaneous vocabulary.

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:09:00


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6450

03-01 Watanabe, Honoré. George, Mary.
Elicitation of miscellaneous vocabulary and expressions
1991-09-04 1 .mp3 ; 00:05:39

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:05:39


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6455

03-02 Watanabe, Honoré. Vivier, Margaret.
Elicitation of words for parts of the body
1991-09-05 1 .mp3 ; 00:04:06

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:04:06


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Human body -- Terminology; Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6453

03-03 George, Mary. Watanabe, Honoré.
Elicitation of miscellaneous expressions
1991-09-10 1 .mp3 ; 00:07:21

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:07:21


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6454

03-04 George, Mary. Watanabe, Honoré.
Elicitation of miscellaneous vocabulary and expressions
1991-09-11 1 .mp3 ; 00:03:32

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:03:32


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6456

03-05 Watanabe, Honoré. George, Mary.
Elicitation of words for household objects and miscellaneous vocabulary
1991-09-17 1 .mp3 ; 00:09:11

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:09:11


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6461

03-06 Watanabe, Honoré. George, Mary.
Elicitation of miscellaneous vocabulary
1991-09-18 1 .mp3 ; 00:09:21

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:09:21


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6462

03-07 Watanabe, Honoré. George, Mary.
Elicitation of fishing-related vocabulary and miscellaneous verbs
1991-09-19 1 .mp3 ; 00:06:56

Elicitation of fishing-related nouns and expressions, along with verb forms for "show," "drink," and "laugh."

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:06:56


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6458

03-08 Watanabe, Honoré. George, Mary.
Elicitation of verbs and miscellaneous vocabulary
1991-09-20 1 .mp3 ; 00:07:24

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:07:24


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6459

03-09 Watanabe, Honoré. George, Mary.
Elicitation of words for animals and miscellaneous vocabulary
1991-09-23 1 .mp3 ; 00:04:29

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:04:29


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6460

03-10 George, Mary. Watanabe, Honoré.
Elicitation of miscellaneous vocabulary
1991-09-24 1 .mp3 ; 00:07:39

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:07:39


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6457

03-11 George, Mary. Watanabe, Honoré.
Elicitation of adjectives
1991-09-25 1 .mp3 ; 00:11:34

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:11:34


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6467

04-01 George, Mary. Watanabe, Honoré.
Elicitation of adjectives and miscellaneous vocabulary
1991-09-26 1 .mp3 ; 00:10:55

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:10:55


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6471

04-02 George, Mary. Watanabe, Honoré.
Elicitation of verbs and miscellaneous vocabulary
1991-09-27 1 .mp3 ; 00:09:32

Elicitation of verb forms of "help," "lie," "cut," "pull," "push," and "sit."

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:09:32


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6464

04-03 Watanabe, Honoré. George, Mary.
Elicitation of verbs and miscellaneous vocabulary
1991-09-28 1 .mp3 ; 00:08:36

Elicitation of terms for fingers, verb forms for ""sprinkle," "stand," "sneak up," "step," "break," and miscellaneous vocabulary.

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:08:36


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6473

04-04 Dominick, Annie. Watanabe, Honoré. Dominick, Dave.
Elicitation of words for parts of the body and miscellaneous vocabulary
1991-09-29 1 .mp3 ; 00:07:49

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:07:49


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Human body -- Terminology; Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6469

04-05 Watanabe, Honoré. Dominick, Dave.
Elicitation of names of animals
1991-09-30 1 .mp3 ; 00:05:56

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:05:56


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6472

04-06 George, Mary. Watanabe, Honoré.
Elicitation of verbs and miscellaneous vocabulary
1991-09-30 1 .mp3 ; 00:06:58

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:06:58


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6465

04-07 George, Mary. Watanabe, Honoré.
Elicitation of verbs and miscellaneous vocabulary
1991-10-01 1 .mp3 ; 00:13:27

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:13:27


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6468

04-08 George, Mary. Watanabe, Honoré.
Elicitation of verbs
1991-10-02 1 .mp3 ; 00:12:48

Elicitation of verb forms for "cut," "bite," "heal," "drop," "feed," and "hold," with miscellaneous vocabulary.

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:12:48


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6470

04-09 George, Mary. Watanabe, Honoré.
Elicitation of terms related to fish, verb forms, and inside/outside
1991-10-03 1 .mp3 ; 00:04:03

Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Audiocassette) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording.

General physical description: 00:04:03


Geographic Name(s): Powell River (B.C.)

Subject(s): Comox language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:6466