Paulohi manuscripts

Paulohi manuscripts

Four handwritten texts written by Markus Mailopu

Colored markings most likely by Erwin Stresemann

© Universitätsarchiv der LMU München (UAM)

Paulohi

Text 1 (4 pages): "Herie isu nusa Cerane"
Content: Mailopu's experience of an earthquake in Maluku during his childhood

Text 2 (8 pages): "Herie ulate kapala Madan sue nusa Buru"
Content: Mailopu's account of an excursion to the island Buru with the "II. Freiburg Moluccan Expedition"

Text 3 (6 pages): "Herie pipina manawa"
Content: Tale of a man and a woman

Text 4 (1 page): "Tuni hete"
Content: Unknown

19 handwritten pages, 1 envelope

Pen on paper

Universitätsarchiv der LMU München (UAM)

NL-75-13

These texts (except for "Tuni hete") have been transcribed, edited, and translated by Erwin Stresemann who published them as Paulohi speech samples in his book Die Paulohisprache. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Amboinischen Sprachengruppe. 1918. ‘s-Gravenhage: Nijhoff, pp. 215 ff.