Sunday, November 11, 2012

THE MONI TRIBLE (SUKU MONI) ON MIDDLE MOUNTAIN OF PAPUA

 There is a small part narative of the moni trible

Moni trible is one etnict of papua. They are living araund Enarotali in Kugapa,Dumadama, homeyo, sugapa, bilai, arwanop, tembagapura. The history of moni trible to point at Soalinambo to give name moni trible to them, after give name to another trible just like Dani, Isani, Damal, Dauwa and etc. The moni trible know their history. their parents always to tell The history to their children. They are tell about that to be continnue.

Who is Moni??? Moni to come from two langguage of local people in middle mountain in Papua. First moni self and second Ugindoni (amugme). In moni langguage apart two words. It is mo and ni. Mo to come from basic word molia that mean to chew. Ni, it is mean group. The mean group of people who to price another people, Like as a mother give food to her baby. That mean too, moni trible have full love to another trible in the middle mountain in papua just like a mother.

In ugindoni (amugme) moni have two word too. First mo and ni. Mo, it is Taro and ni is a group. Moni mean trible group who come from taro. Why they give that name to this is trible??? There is narrative about that of generation to generation. Long time ago, there is a man. His name Wagaholo. When he is arrive to a place that always Wase, now wase is call for waa village in tembagapura teritorry. He went there because look for his sister footprint who be lost. His sister name Zitugumina. This place have not people and to isolate. This is girl have six old brother. He is next of them, she is go out from his family and run to hinterland because have problem with them. Her first brother Wagaholo to look for and arrive in Wa village that now every body call tembagapura. Wagaholo have two son. Tembagapura is place where Wagaholo said to his children for kill his self. That time not name Wa village.

Wagaholo staied in there. He is give the name to place, he is looking around and to look a high mountain and give name to it. This is Mountain name Puyapigu, now to call grasberg. In moni langguage puyapigu to part two. First puya and pigu. Puya mean is Go, snow and pigu is mountain. In moni langguage puyapigu mean is the snow montain that to go. They are live in there and have more problem, first is food. Wagaholo alway to work for get food from his body for his son. He is talking to God. He is useed magic langguage. He is press his body tobecame taro. That is to do for one month.

One month the garden is ready to grow. Wagaholo have taro seed that to come from his body. Seed of taro to grow by vegetative method. To grow by vegetative method is activity of traditional people. One day,their father is tired and came back to home first. Before he is came back home, he was give know to his son for to finish their work. He said their must to build the garden, if dont do it, they are hunger. His young son ask to his old son, “why dady always came back home first???. What is he do??? come on, we are going to home too, what dady doing in there???I want to know it!!!. Last, they are going to home. In the home, Wagaholo are doing press his body. He is to do out two taro from his body. When he is to do press his body who tirth, he is not do it. He is try and try again but the taro dont out from his body. He is conscious, his son to look what he is do. Yeah, it is alright. His son to peep him from outside in their home.

Wagaholo was have saffering because press his body to product tirth taro. He is said to his son “ you are doing wrong to me and you are know my mistery. Dont affraid, came on and listening , i want said to you what do you do from now on. I dont life with you and dont give your food, please bring a string, to bunch my neck and to depend on the tree. If i die to do as :
1. Kill me by string
2. My body part to five
3. Four part of my body just like my hand and foot to grave in the corner of garden.
4. My head, stomach,liver, and heart to garve in middle of garden
5. You are come to there when four day

His son was sad when listen his dady said that but their do it. After they are do it, they are siting and to do meditate upon what happen after four day. They are dont hold back theirselves. They are do conclusion for came in to garden before four day. They are walking slow and be careful. They are shock and wonder. There is in the garden full by taro plant. Because they are not be careful, one of them stepped small branch of tree. The taro plant is fly go of them. One taro plant who catch of them. They are give name to Taro plant Tigiboge. Kind of this taro plant still bring clan of Zonggonau in moni trible. In the distribution of this plant by other clan can to grow one time And grow not good, But by clan of Zonggonau to grow more of one time and good grow. The people will be think this plant have not element for growt. Their think it is have clorocis.

Tigiboge is to take Wagaholo son name. This words is two words that meaning different. There are Tigi is mean part and boge is good.
The illusrtastion of this story is give information to everyone about word of Waa village come from. By accidental of ugindoni (amugme), waa village come from moni trible. They are said waa village gave by zonggonau clan and actualy they are come from taro. Now waa village name is tembagapura. By  christinzonggoblogspot.com.


 

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