Catarina Ximenes[Ema]View

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Catarina Ximemes, hela fatin Bunoko, Aldiea Wai Semo, Suco Bucoli, uma adat: Bawake Kabuwake
Processu Kura: Kura Kankor (usa ai abut x1 ho ai kulit x 1 –segredu)
Kura miar maran (miar busa) usa ai kulit  x 1 –segredu)
Haree (xray) ho osan muidas (Portuguese era coin) ho manu tolun iha leten
Compri (liga ho uma lisan): Kankor (lipa x1, manu aman ida x1 no sasan hitu lima (osan ka malus). Hitu lima kuda fali ba ia moruk nia hun
Matenek: husi na avo feto sira

Catarina Ximenes maka kura nain feto ida husi Bucoli, iha Baucau parte loromonu nian. Nia matenek kona ba oinsa atu kura ema nia simu husi nia inan nia gerasaun. Nia mak espesialista kona ba oinsa atu kura kanker (liu liu kanker susu nian no kanker kakorok) no mear maran kroniku. Nia foti nia ai-moruk husi espesie ai nain tolu (ida ba kanker, rua ba mear kroniku). La bele teme naran ai sira ne'e. Ai bele hetan iha ai-laran besik nia uma tun ba tasi-ibun. Atu kura kanker nia tenke tusan ai nia nain lipa ida, manu ida no objetu nain hitu (malus tahan ka osan besi). Nia mos tenke hakoi objetu nain lima no nain hitu iha ai sira nia hun (malus tahan ka osan besi). Nia kbiit atu halo 'x-ray' ka hatene moras mak inklui observa halaok manu tolun ida iha osan besi husi tempu Portugal nian nia leten. Nia la iha ligasaun ho servisu saude formal. Pasiente sira ne'be hasoru nia tenke ses buka kura husi fatin seluk durante tempu ne'be sira tuir nia tratamentu. 

Catarina Ximenes is a female healer in a coastal village of Bucoli to the west of Baucau. Her healing skills are handed down through her mother’s family line and she specialises in the cure of cancer (particular breast and throat cancer) and chronic dry cough. She harvests her medicines from three types of trees (one for cancer, two for chronic cough). These cannot be named. They are found in the forest beyond her house towards the coast. She must repay the debt to the spirits of the tree used to cure cancer with a sarong, a cockerel and seven objects (either betel leaves or notes/coins). She must also bury 5 and 7 objects at the base of the trees (betel leaves or coins). Her divination or xray process involves observing the behaviour of an egg balanced atop an old Portuguese coin. She has no link with the formal health system. Patients must come under her sole care for the period in which she is treating them.