Otomi Stories

Mss.Rec.90

Date: 1972 | Size: 3 reel(s)

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Abstract

Stories and jokes in Otomi, including discussion in Spanish on the meaning of each story. All stories are followed by Spanish translation. Recorded in San Diego, California, in July and August of 1972, by H. Russell Bernard with speaker Jesús Salinas Pedraza of Orizabita, Ixmiquilpan, Hidalgo, Mexico.

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Collection Information

Physical description

3 sound tape reels (3 hr., 22 min.) : analog, half track, 3 3/4 ips, mono ; 5 in.

Provenance

Donated by H. Russell Bernard in 1972 (Acc. #1972 1625r).

Processing information

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

Related material

Otomi transcript and English translation of stories available in "Otomi Parables, Folktales, and Jokes," International Journal of American Linguistics, Vol. 1, No. 2, 1972. (Call No.: 497.05 IN8.N V.1, NO.2)

Indexing Terms

Genre(s)

Sound recordings

Subject(s)

Humorous stories, Otomi
Otomi Indians -- Folklore
Otomi language

Detailed Inventory

Tape 1			Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
01-01 Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. The Cat and the Burro (Otomi)	1972-07-09	00:04:56	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:04:56 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi language; Otomi Indians -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:12493
01-02 Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. The Cat and the Burro (Spanish)	1972-07-09	00:04:09	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:04:09 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi Indians -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:12498
01-03 Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. Discussion of "The Cat and the Burro"	1972-07-09	00:02:42	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:02:42 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi language; Otomi Indians -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10528
01-04 Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. The Deer Hunter (Otomi)	1972-07-09	00:05:49	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:05:49 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Hunters -- Folklore; Otomi language; Otomi Indians -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:12505
01-05 Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. The Deer Hunter (Spanish)	1972-07-09	00:04:35	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:04:35 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi Indians -- Folklore; Hunters -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:12512
01-06 Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. Discussion of "The Deer Hunter"	1972-07-09	00:12:35	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:12:35 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi language; Otomi Indians -- Folklore; Hunters -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10538
01-07 Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. A Woman Who Cheated on Her Husband (Otomi) [1 of 2]	1972-07-09	00:11:12	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:11:12 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi language; Otomi Indians -- Folklore; Adultery -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10543
01-08 Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. A Woman Who Cheated on Her Husband (Otomi) [2 of 2]	1972-07-09	00:01:30	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:01:30 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi Indians -- Folklore; Adultery -- Folklore; Otomi language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10546
01-09 Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. A Woman Who Cheated on Her Husband (Spanish)	1972-07-09	00:10:16	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:10:16 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Adultery -- Folklore; Otomi Indians -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10570
01-10 Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. Discussion of "A Woman Who Cheated on Her Husband"	1972-07-09	00:01:43	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:01:43 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Adultery -- Folklore; Otomi language; Otomi Indians -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10600
01-11 Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. A Man Who Was Sleeping with His Wife (Otomi)	1972-07-11	00:03:10	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:03:10 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi language; Otomi Indians -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10603
01-12 Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. A Man Who Was Sleeping with His Wife (Spanish)	1972-07-11	00:02:52	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:02:52 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi Indians -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10606
01-13 Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. Discussion of "A Man Who Was Sleeping with His Wife"	1972-07-11	00:01:46	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:01:46 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi language; Otomi Indians -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10609
01-14 Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. The Cricket and the Weevil (Otomi)	1972-07-11	00:07:22	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:07:22 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi language; Insects -- Folklore; Otomi Indians -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10612
01-15 Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. The Cricket and the Weevil (Spanish)	1972-07-11	00:06:14	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:06:14 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi Indians -- Folklore; Insects -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10615
01-16 Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. Discussion of "The Cricket and the Weevil"	1972-07-11	00:01:34	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:01:34 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi Indians -- Folklore; Insects -- Folklore; Otomi language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10618
Tape 2			Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
02-01 Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. Some Compadres (Otomi)	1972-07-29	00:02:40	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:02:40 Subject(s): Otomi language; Otomi Indians -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10624
02-02 Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. Some Compadres (Spanish)	1972-07-29	00:02:07	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:02:07 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi Indians -- Folklore; Otomi language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10627
02-03 Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. Discussion of "Some Compadres"	1972-07-29	00:07:16	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:07:16 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi language; Otomi Indians -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10630
02-04 Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. José and His Father (Otomi)	1972-07-29	00:05:17	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:05:17 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi Indians -- Folklore; Otomi language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10633
02-05 Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. José and His Father (Spanish)	1972-07-29	00:03:42	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:03:42 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi Indians -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10636
02-06 Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. Discussion of "José and His Father"	1972-07-29	00:14:08	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:14:08 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi language; Otomi Indians -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10639
02-07 Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. Muledrivers (Otomi)	1972-07-29	00:08:21	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:08:21 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi language; Otomi Indians -- Folklore; Muleteers -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10644
02-08 Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. Muledrivers (Spanish)	1972-07-29	00:07:59	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:07:59 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Muleteers -- Folklore; Otomi Indians -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10647
02-09 Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. A Gringo and an Otomi #1 (Otomi)	1972-07-29	00:06:11	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:06:11 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi language; Otomi Indians -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10650
02-10 Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. A Gringo and an Otomi #1 (Spanish)	1972-07-29	00:04:44	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:04:44 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi Indians -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10654
02-11 Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. Discussion of "A Gringo and an Otomi #1"	1972-07-29	00:02:03	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:02:03 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi language; Otomi Indians -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10657
02-12 Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. A Gringo and an Otomi #2 (Otomi)	1972-07-29	00:02:13	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:02:13 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi Indians -- Folklore; Otomi language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10660
02-13 Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. A Gringo and an Otomi #2 (Spanish)	1972-07-29	00:02:42	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:02:42 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi Indians -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10663
02-14 Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. Stupid Jose #1 (Otomi)	1972-07-29	00:04:43	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:04:43 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi language; Stupidity -- Folklore; Otomi Indians -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10666
02-15 Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. Stupid Jose #1 (Spanish)	1972-07-29	00:03:21	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:03:21 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Stupidity -- Folklore; Otomi Indians -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10669
02-16 Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. Discussion of "Stupid Jose #1"	1972-07-29	00:09:56	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:09:56 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Stupidity -- Folklore; Otomi Indians -- Folklore; Otomi language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10672
Tape 3			Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
03-01 Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. Stupid Jose #2 (Otomi)	1972-08-02	00:17:36	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:17:36 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi Indians -- Folklore; Otomi language; Stupidity -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10675
03-02 Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940-. Salinas Pedraza, Jesús. Stupid Jose #2 (Spanish)	1972-08-02	00:14:07	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
General physical description: 00:14:07 Geographic Name(s): San Diego (Calif.) Subject(s): Otomi Indians -- Folklore; Stupidity -- Folklore Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:10679