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Memória furak husi tempu<br />
ha’u sei ki’ik ho dotuwai<br />
hamudara (ikan saboko)<br />
Ha’u nia rai moris fatin suco Irabin de Baixo,<br />
munísipiu Viqueque, ne’ebe koñesidu ho<br />
ninia ambiente natural no matak: bee fresku<br />
no malirin suli husi mota Irabere; paizajen<br />
tasi ibun ne’ebe furak husi Meta Oli to’o<br />
Kaihumuni; produktividade natar Baidubu<br />
no Kumuoli ba foos rai; Lagua Rubinahawai<br />
no Lawadari, ne’ebe tuir tempu simu hasoru<br />
ho Tasi Timor.<br />
Wainhira ha’u sei ki’ik ho memória furak<br />
iha momentu ne’eba mak lia na’in sira loke<br />
Lagua Rubinahawai no Lawadari hodi ema<br />
bele ba suru ikan. Eventu ne’e akontese<br />
tinan ida/rua, iha tempu udan, wainhira<br />
lagua nakloke tama to’o tasi simu hasoru<br />
malu ho tasi, no bee sulin hanesan mota<br />
sulin ba tasi, ikan no animal sira seluk ba-mai<br />
entre tasi no lagua. Wainhira atu loke lagua<br />
ne’e, loron ida antes iha tempu ne’e lia na’in<br />
Makaki sei haklaken ba ema hotu-hotu tuir<br />
uma ida-idak hodi fó hatene aban loke lagua<br />
Lawadari/Rubinahawai. Ami labarik ki’ik sira<br />
ami senti waouuuuuuuuuu tebes! Tanba<br />
sá? Tanba loron baibain kuandu ami bá tasi,<br />
Inan-aman sira sempre bandu ami husi fatin<br />
ida ne’e, tanba rai lulik, no okupa husi lafaek<br />
barak no razaun selu-seluk tan.<br />
To’o loron eventu nian, baibain hili loron<br />
domingo depois fila husi igreja, ema hotu<br />
– feto no mane, ferik no katuas, joven no<br />
labarik sira – hotu-hotu la’o hamutuk ramerame<br />
tun ba Lagua ho sira nia nere, dai no<br />
Wonderful childhood<br />
memories of dotuwai<br />
hamudara (ikan saboko or<br />
fish baked in palm leaves)<br />
My home village, Irabin de Baixo suco in<br />
Viqueque municipality, is known for its lush<br />
natural surroundings: the fresh, cool water<br />
of the Irabere River; the beautiful beaches<br />
from Meta Oli to Kaihumuni; the productive<br />
Kumuoli and Baidubu rice fields; and the<br />
coastal lagoons of Rubinahawai and Lawadari,<br />
which seasonally join with the Timor Sea.<br />
One of my favourite memories from my<br />
childhood was when the traditional elders<br />
allowed us to go fishing in Rubinahawai and<br />
Lawadari lagoons. This event only happened<br />
every one or two years, in the wet season,<br />
when the lagoons joined the sea like a river,<br />
and fish and other sea creatures could<br />
come and go. The day before the event,<br />
the traditional elder of Makaki community,<br />
whose family has cultural custodianship<br />
of the coastal area, went to each house to<br />
inform everyone that the lagoons would<br />
be opened for fishing. Wahoooo! This<br />
was very exciting for us young kids. Why?<br />
Because usually our parents forbade us from<br />
exploring this area: it was sacred land and<br />
inhabited by many crocodiles.<br />
On the day of the event, usually a Sunday<br />
after church, a large crowd walked eagerly<br />
together down to one of the lagoons with<br />
their nets and baskets – mothers and<br />
fathers, old aunts and uncles, young people<br />
and children. Everyone wore a fresh, green<br />
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