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Netherlands New Guinea

This small, jungle-covered island in the Asian pacific is where the events in this book occur.

Pirmapun

The first modern settlement near the Sawi, Richardson first stays in this place before seeking a place to build his house.

Kronkel

The Sawi situate their villages along this crocodile-filled river and its tributaries. All travel in the region takes place on this river.

Kidari

This is the name the Sawi use for one rare, long open stretch of the river on which everyone in the region travels. Richardson builds his home here so that the missionary plane can land on the river near it.

Steel Tools

Any outsider quickly learns that a sure way into the trust of the Sawi and other native peoples is by offering these items which are made out of elements that the Sawi do not have access to.

Sago

The Sawi diet...

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