Histori Presenten: Neflak System

Bislama Presentation
Neflak System

Halo, nam blo mi Elyse o kastom nam blo mi Lei Saru. Todei, presentesem blo mi hemi about wan Neflak System o umi lo Nort Eas Efate em i save kolem Nakainanga System. Prenentesem blo mi bae mi talem yufala abut everi samting abut wan Neflak System, so mi hope bae yufala i kasem wanem bae mi talem.

1. Wanem emi Neflak System?
N.S. emi wan system blo famli lo Efate mo ol narafala alean klosap. Emi wan system we i usum wan symbol blo kakae blo representem wan famli laen. Neflak System emi pueposely blo putum bak pic long ol famli lo Efate mo ol alean klosap long taem bifo. N.S. emi showem long ol famli lo efate se "Yumi was bigfala hapi famli". Mo taem yu faet or raorao, bae yu no mas agensem wan famli blo yu bakegen from se emi no wan gud samting long Efate.

2. Wanem Taem N.S. stat mo Hu i bin statem?
N.S. storian emi no stap long wan special buk blo history. Emi was storian we ol man oli talem nomo mo pasem long ol pikinni blo olgeta mo olgeta i pasem i kam kasem tedei. Wan storian i talem se N.S. emi blo Jif Roy Matta mo emi statem long 1200's/ Jif Roy Matta emi bin was paramount Jif mo emi impoten tumas long kommuniti lo Efate mo ol narafala alean klosap. Jif Roy Matta I no laekem ol man mo woman lo Efate long taem bifo taem oli faet o raorao from lan mo mani. Hemi bin tinktink long wan idea mo hemi kamap wetem wan system we nem blong hem N.S. blong stopem ol faet mo raorao bitwin ol man.

3. Olsem Wanem N.S. hemi stat?
Jif Roy Matta hemi kolem wan mitin bitwin ol impoten man lo efate mo ol alean klosap lo Efate. hemi wantem evi wan lo mit insead lo wan nakamal nam blo em farea. Jif Roy Matta i bin talem lo evri man blo kam wan kakae wetem olgeta kam lo mitin. Wanem kakae wei wan man i karem i kam lo taem blo mitin emi wan symbol blo wan famli laen. Afta, olgeta I bin gat wan bigfala lafet mo ol laen we oli bin bringim samak kakae (Ex. yam, octopus, bananna, mo tarro) naoia bae oli bikam wan famli. Evri laen noaia I gat wan symbol witim wan narafala man we I pulum olgeta witim wan narafala laen.
     Mo tu, ol bigman ol laen I bin mekem wan decision se ol laen system bae I fallem ol woman nomo, from se ol woman oli kasem ol pikinni.

4. Lastoktok, From Wanem N.S. I bin stat?

     - Putum pis bitwin ol laen lo Efate mo klosap ol alean
     - Ol laen I wok tugeta
     - blo ol laen i lukluk ol narafala laen blo mekim wan bigfala, hapi famli

From se N.S. hemi bin wan gud system blo Efate mo ol laen, Hat Alean we ol man I bin berem Jif Roy Matta ol I bin klamin wan Wol Heritage Saet.

Tank yo tumas blo lisim presentesem blo me. Presentesem blo me emi ol finis.
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Presentation in English:

Hello, my name is Elyse or my custom name is Lei Saru. My presentation today is about the Neflak System or also known as the Nakainanga System on N.E. Efate. My presentation will tell you everything about th N.S., so I hope you all will understand everything I tell you.

1. What is the N.S.?

The N.S. is a clan symbol based on name symbols that are assigned to each clan in order to create peace between all tribes on Efate and other islands close to Efate. The N.S. is basically to show that everyone is a family and you don't want to fight with your own famly.

2. When was the N.S. started and Who was the founder?

The N.S. has no written record or history books to look back on, everything about the system has been passed down orally from generation by old men. According to a story, the N.S. was started in the 1200's by Chief Roy Matta. R.M was a paramount chief on N.E. Effate and he had a lot of influence. R.M. was tired of all the clans fighting over land or money between neighboring clans on Efate. He created the N.S. to stop the fighting and have peace between everyone.

3. How did the N.S. come about?

R.M. called a meeting between all the heads of clans on Efate and close islands to meet at the Nakamal name: Faera. Everyone was to bring food with them: food was used as a symbol for their clan. there was a big ceremony and the tribes who brought the same food (Yam, octopus, bananna, and tarro) would become relatives; every clan now had a physical symbol to connect them with another tribe. Also, the heads declared, at the meeting, that the clan symbol would only be passed through the woman- since they were the onees who gave birth to the children.

4. Concluding, Why was the N.S. created?

     - create peacce between all tribes on Efate and close islands
     - have all tribes work togeta
     - look out for each other like a famli

because the N.S. was a good system for Efate and other islands, Hat Island, where Chief Roy Matta is buried, has been claimed a World Heritage Site.

Thanks for listening to my presenation. My presentation is finished.