DLGP1-042_A - Bongabonga 21(a)

The first two of these recordings (in Namakura, Pakoasongi Parang) deal with the relationships, responsibilities and historical basis of those for the various chiefs at Bongabonga village, Tongoa. In doing so, they portray the nature of the chiefly structure ands operations. The third recording covers an important 'external' relationship, that of the senior Ti Tongoa titles to the title of Sasamaki on Tongariki, a relationship dating from the earliest period of the titles. The recordings thus present in some detail an example of the workings of the chiefly system in the Shepherd Is... Language as given: Namakura

本批次录音的前两段采用纳马库拉语（Namakura）与帕科阿松吉帕朗语（Pakoasongi Parang）录制，内容围绕汤加岛（Tongoa）的邦加邦加村（Bongabonga Village）诸位酋长的权责关系与历史根基展开。该两段录音阐明了当地酋长制度的架构与运作特质。第三段录音则聚焦一段重要的“对外”关联：即高阶蒂汤加头衔（Ti Tongoa titles）与通加里基岛（Tongariki）上的萨萨马基头衔（Sasamaki）之间的关系，该关联可追溯至头衔制度诞生的最初时期。综上，这批录音较为详尽地展现了谢泼德群岛（Shepherd Islands）酋长制度运作的一则实例。本次使用的语言为：纳马库拉语（Namakura）。