Sahel Time

A terra

Terreno suavemente ondulado sob estepe aberta de capim, a 651 m de altitude; longe de qualquer mar; quente e seco.

Cobertura

estepe aberta de capim

Altitude

651 m

Relevo

terreno suavemente ondulado

O mar

longe de qualquer mar

Clima

quente e seco

A parcela

cerca de 1,85 km de norte a sul e 1,81 km de largura; 1.853 m de norte a sul, 1.809 m de leste a oeste, 3,35 km²

Centro

12.4917°N 22.7583°E

O que a terra oferece a quem constrói

Desta terra: junco, terra, turfa, pedra, couro, osso, pano, corda, fogo. A terra permite: no chão, sobre palafitas.

Agora

Céu limpo, ameno por aqui, 05:18 no horário local, a estação seca, noite fechada.

O mundo selvagem

Animais aqui este mês: leão (se alimentando), buffalo (no cio), gnu (migrando), antílope (no cio), asno selvagem (se alimentando), raposa (se alimentando).

Nesta estação: as chuvas voltando.

A disposição da terra

• The low knoll (outeiro): a rounded rise with a clear view across the surrounding patch
• The north hill (morro): a broad shoulder of high ground dry underfoot after rain

O que está de pé aqui

THE REED HUT — on the low knoll. House-sized, about 6 m. Reed, earth, stone. On the ground.
"A stout reed hut roofed with earth, set low out of the wind with a central hearth"
A roof of earth atop the top: pitched low to shed rain and heavy gusts. A hearth of stone inside the centre: set with flat stones to hold the embers through the night. A doorway of reed facing the south: fitted with a heavy latch on the leeward side. A storage rack of reed along the north side, hung with dry provisions, cordage, and spare gear.
Of this land: reed, earth, stone.

THE FIRING KILN — beside the north hill. Small, about 4 m. Reed, rope. On the ground.
"A thick-walled reed kiln with a low draft tunnel and a sheltered fuel rack"
A chimney flue of reed atop the top: daubed tight to draw a steady draft. A fuel rack of rope along the east side: stacked with dry kindling under a narrow eave.
Of this land: reed, rope.

A história, como Signe Dahl conta

Do lugar

• West Ford Hold was laid out by Signe Dahl, who marked the low knoll first and set the reed hut to face out of the prevailing weather.

Do povo

• They keep a dry stack of fuel beside the reed hut and share the first meal at the hearth with any traveller who crosses the low knoll. (heard when a people lives here)
• Before winter sets in they check the lashings and stones of the firing kiln and sing the names of the first four who came. (heard when a people lives here)

O povo

THE PEOPLE OF SAHEL TIME — herders, hunters, and gardeners, seasonal, in bands.
Names from their own tongue. They hold the rain sacred.
They keep: rain songs; age groups; burial in the fire; the feast of the rains' return; gifts to strangers; winter camps away.
They like earth, hide, clear, and wildebeest. They dislike frost, fog, and stone. Open to strangers.
Their words: hearth lumwusebo, river or sea ami, winter or the rains sontami, the dead kenwamoye, home sekalubo, stranger sowelu, feast lungyoyado, child inomu, old one bomeseniso, the place Ngelema, the beast melukida, the sky nasi.
Their herd: antelope.
Founders: four. Lore: 2 lines.

Modos de vida

herding, hunting, gardening

Assentamento

seasonal

Parentesco

bands

Casamento

either

Nomes

given names

Com forasteiros

open

Têm por sagrado

the rain

Guardam

rain songs; age groups; burial in the fire; the feast of the rains' return; gifts to strangers; winter camps away

Gostam de

earth, hide, clear e wildebeest

Não gostam de

frost, fog e stone

O rebanho

antílope, 3 cabeças

Fundadores

4

Contagem

4 da gente com nome, uma casa de 0, 0 nascidos aqui, 0 mortos aqui

Fundado em

6 de novembro de 2026

As palavras deles

hearth lumwusebo, river or sea ami, winter or the rains sontami, the dead kenwamoye, home sekalubo, stranger sowelu, feast lungyoyado, child inomu, old one bomeseniso, the place Ngelema, the beast melukida, the sky nasi.

A tradição deles

• They keep a dry stack of fuel beside the reed hut and share the first meal at the hearth with any traveller who crosses the low knoll.
• Before winter sets in they check the lashings and stones of the firing kiln and sing the names of the first four who came.

Gente com nome

A crônica

Cada linha é um registro que a terra escreveu; os nomes entre aspas são palavras do dono. O que a crônica não diz não aconteceu.

Ano 1

Os anais: 1 founders; 2 passage; 1 people founded; 1 ways changed.

• The dry season, the first year of Sahel Time: wildebeest went by Sahel Time, migrating.
• The dry season, the first year of Sahel Time: the ways of the people changed: name. mantido
• The dry season, the first year of West Ford Hold: wildebeest passed through West Ford Hold, migrating.
• The dry season, the first year of West Ford Hold: four came to West Ford Hold and lit the hearth. The net-mender "Manoda", the potter "Womku", the fire-keeper "Tene", the keeper of the shrine "Kima". mantido
• The dry season, the first year of West Ford Hold: Signe Dahl called a people to West Ford Hold: the people of West Ford Hold. mantido

Aqui agora

the net-mender "Manoda" (gente) · the potter "Womku" (gente) · the fire-keeper "Tene" (gente) · the keeper of the shrine "Kima" (gente)