Papua Hello

A terra

Morros íngremes sob floresta tropical densa e sempre verde, a 1369 m de altitude; brooks and springs in the folds of the ground; o mar a cerca de 10 km; quente e úmido o ano inteiro.

Cobertura

floresta tropical densa e sempre verde

Altitude

1369 m

Relevo

morros íngremes

Água doce

brooks and springs in the folds of the ground

O mar

o mar a cerca de 10 km

Clima

quente e úmido o ano inteiro

A parcela

cerca de 1,85 km de norte a sul e 1,85 km de largura; 1.853 m de norte a sul, 1.849 m de leste a oeste, 3,43 km²

Centro

3.9250°S 133.0250°E

O que a terra oferece a quem constrói

Desta terra: madeira, bambu, planta viva, terra, pedra, mármore, ardósia, couro, osso, pano, corda, bronze, ferro, ouro, fogo. A terra permite: no chão, sobre palafitas, escavado, nas copas, em vão.

Agora

Céu limpo, ameno por aqui, 12:34 no horário local, as chuvas, como sempre.

O mundo selvagem

Animais aqui este mês: thylacine (na toca), cassowary (se alimentando), águia (fazendo ninho), wallaby (se alimentando), píton (se alimentando), papagaio (fazendo ninho).

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 LONGHOUSE — on the low knoll. House-sized, about 6 m. Timber, bamboo, stone. On the ground.
"A low timber longhouse under a pitched bamboo roof with smoke rising from the ridge"
A roof of bamboo 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 timber facing the south: fitted with a heavy latch on the leeward side. A storage rack of timber along the north side, hung with dry provisions, cordage, and spare gear.
Of this land: timber, bamboo, stone.

THE FIRING KILN — beside the north hill. Small, about 4 m. Timber, rope. On the ground.
"A thick-walled timber kiln with a low draft tunnel and a sheltered fuel rack"
A chimney flue of timber 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: timber, rope.

A história, como winifred conta

Do lugar

• Cold Ridge Hold was laid out by Winifred Hayes, who marked the low knoll first and set the longhouse to face out of the prevailing weather.

Do povo

• They keep a dry stack of fuel beside the longhouse 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 PAPUA HELLO — gardeners, hunters, and gatherers, settled, in long houses.
Names from their own tongue. They hold the forest sacred.
They keep: the feast at the clearing; burial in the fire; moving every seven years; the long house kept warm for guests; winter stories.
They like bamboo, living plant, monkey, and dawn. They dislike frost, wind, and stone. Open to strangers.
Their words: hearth nãhõke, river or sea opeitiõ, winter or the rains mumyie, the dead yomã, home touma, stranger tiãropi, feast ãyãmmi, child wimo, old one hirã, the place Ayinhaõ, the beast tãmai, the sky wõmpauhõ.
Founders: four. Lore: 2 lines.

Modos de vida

gardening, hunting, gathering

Assentamento

settled

Parentesco

long houses

Casamento

either

Nomes

given names

Com forasteiros

open

Têm por sagrado

the forest

Guardam

the feast at the clearing; burial in the fire; moving every seven years; the long house kept warm for guests; winter stories

Gostam de

bamboo, living plant, monkey e dawn

Não gostam de

frost, wind e stone

Fundadores

4

Contagem

5 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 nãhõke, river or sea opeitiõ, winter or the rains mumyie, the dead yomã, home touma, stranger tiãropi, feast ãyãmmi, child wimo, old one hirã, the place Ayinhaõ, the beast tãmai, the sky wõmpauhõ.

A tradição deles

• They keep a dry stack of fuel beside the longhouse 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 arrival; 2 calving seen; 1 founders; 1 people founded; 1 ways changed.

• The rains, as always, the first year of Papua Hello: young wild boar on the low knoll, a day old.
• The rains, as always, the first year of Papua Hello: the ways of the people changed: name. mantido
• The rains, as always, the first year of Cold Ridge Hold: wild boar calving on the low knoll.
• The rains, as always, the first year of Cold Ridge Hold: someone came to the smoke and stayed: the first who came, named "Malãmõi"; devout, silent, cheerful; likes bamboo; wants the herd.
• The rains, as always, the first year of Cold Ridge Hold: four came to Cold Ridge Hold and lit the hearth. The net-mender "Kako", the potter "Laeli", the fire-keeper "Anaikã", the keeper of the shrine "Meipa". mantido
• The rains, as always, the first year of Cold Ridge Hold: Winifred Hayes called a people to Cold Ridge Hold: the people of Cold Ridge Hold. mantido

Aqui agora

the net-mender "Kako" (gente) · the potter "Laeli" (gente) · the fire-keeper "Anaikã" (gente) · the keeper of the shrine "Meipa" (gente) · the first who came "Malãmõi" (gente)