Ruhuâ ruˈman hioˈóo gatsii ‘In the Hole of White Dirt’ Legend in Chicahuaxtla Triqui
Ruhuâ ruˈman hioˈóo gatsii ‘En el hoyo de tierra blanca: Leyenda en el triqui de Chicahuaxtla
Object Details
| Subject Language | Triqui, Chicahuaxtla |
| Language PID(s) | ailla:263060 |
| Title [Indigenous] | In the hole of White Dirt Legend/En el hoyo de tierra blanca |
| Language of Indigenous Title | trs |
| Title | Ruhuâ ruˈman hioˈóo gatsii ‘In the Hole of White Dirt’ Legend in Chicahuaxtla Triqui |
| Language Community | San Andrés Chicahuaxtla and La Cañada Tejocote |
| Country(ies) | Mexico United States |
| Place Created | La Cañada Tejocote |
| Date Created | 2011-07 |
| Description [Indigenous] | |
| Language of Indigenous Description | |
| Description | The digital recording here is a legend titled “Ruhuâ ruˈman hioˈó gatsii” ‘In the Hole of White Dirt’ in Chicahuaxtla Triqui. The text documented here recounts a popular Triqui legend written and recited by Felipe Santiago Rojas, a native speaker of TRS. The legend was originally told to him by his father, José Venancio Santiago who was born and raised in San Andrés Chicahuaxtla. The text was recorded in an area called La Cañada Tejocote located on the outskirts of San Andrés Chicahuaxtla in July, 2011 at the home of Felipe Santiago Rojas. The legend features the “plumed serpent”—a mythological creature that is half-serpent and half-bird. |
| Genres | Myth |
| Source Note | |
| References | Elliott, A. Raymond. “RUHUÂ RUˈMAN HIOˈÓO GATSII ‘In the Hole of White Dirt’ Legend in Chicahuaxtla Triqui.” International Journal of American Linguistics, IJAL Online Texts, Vol. 2, no. 1 (May 2017), pp. 1-32. |
| Contributor(s) Individual / Role | Elliott, A. Raymond (Researcher, Author) |
| Contributor(s) Corporate / Role |
Media Files
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| Chicahuaxtla_Triqui _La_serpiente_emplumada.wav | audio/x-wav | 1 |
