Yranzo OFM, Pater Juan (IND)
Verslag over den voortgang de Missie in Manado 1635-1645
Manila, 4 Augustus 1645Report about the progress of the Mission in Manado 1635-1645
Pieter Bleeker (BLD)
Reis door de Minahassa en den Molukschen archipel - 2 parts
Batavia, Lange, 1856Perjalanan di Minahasa dan archipelago Maluku
Keywords: personal observations, travel, agriculture, physical geography, cultural and social anthropology, maluku, indonesia
N.P. Wilken (BLD)
Bijdragen tot de kennis van de zeden en gewoonten der Alfoeren in de Minahassa MNZG 7, 1863A presentation about habits of the native Minahasa people in those days. These writings are full of etnographic descriptions of various views of life and lifestyles, including religious life, especially in the Tombulu area, up to fabels and stories of origins and meanings of a number of places (negerijen). For example, the name Tataaran is derived from the word "tumaar" (promise), later it became “tataaran” (the place of the promise). A tale of the old days when the Tondano and the Tombulu people agreed to make this place (negerij) a place of transaction, to exchange goods (ruilhandel). Based on this agreement the place received the nameTataaran.
N.P. Wilken (BLD)
Bijdragen tot de kennis der Alfoersche taal in de MinahasaRotterdam: M. Wijt & Zonen, 1866Pays attention to the Tombulu language. After noting down a number of folk tales and riddles in the Tombulu language, Wilken clarifies in this book the Tombulu language rules, including the sounds, the forming of words, verbs etcetera.
