Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

relação de servientes/patrões

English translation:

master-servant relationship

Added to glossary by zabrowa
Aug 26, 2007 08:56
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Portuguese term

relação de servientes/patrões

Portuguese to English Science Anthropology indigenous peoples
Neste contexto intertribal, por tradição, estabeleceu-se uma relação de servientes/patrões, em que os Dâw e os outros povos Maku são vistos como servidores dos demais povos indígenas

In this inter-tribal context, a relation of servant/master is traditionally established, in which the Dâw and other Maku people are seen as servants of the other indigenous peoples .

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master-servant relationship

Ordinarily the existence of a master-servant relationship is a matter of fact ... whether or not there is a master-servant relationship as a matter of law. ...www.judiciary.state.nj.us/civil/charges/422.htm
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agree David Hollywood
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thanks, David!
agree Margarita Palatnik (X)
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thanks, Margarita!
agree veratek : a master-servant relationship was established following tradition - in any case, relationship and not relation
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agree Karen Vincent-Jones (X) : Yes, agree!
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agree R. Alex Jenkins
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servant/patron relationship

I don’t know if this helps – It seems that the translation might lean toward a more benign literal interpretation of ‘patron’.

4th paragraph:

“…In reality , the Maku (Daw) accept their status of 'slaves' due to the evident advantages that this brings them: they have access to cultivated products without having to assume the consequences of the sedentarization required to achieve a level of agricultural productivity similar to the Tukano..."
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