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Conversation about early life experience

Recording of a conversation between Prafulla Basumatary (Male, age 52) and Babrubahan Swargiary (Male, age 63) in which Babrubahan describes his childhood.
Date: February 3, 2020
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of names of birds

This is a recording of an elicitation of names of birds in Mankiyali using corresponding English translation as prompts. The singular and plural forms of the nouns, along with any variant forms, are given. The contributor is Aurangzeb, a 34-year old male teacher.
Date: July 19, 2020
Creator: Aurangzeb
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of color terms

Recording of an elicitation of color terms in Mankiyali accompanied by English translations. The masculine singular and plural and feminine singular and plural forms are provided for each color term. The contributor is Aurangzeb, a 34-year old male teacher.
Date: July 19, 2020
Creator: Aurangzeb
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a joke

This is a recording of Mr. Anwar reciting a joke on the wit of an Indian involved in an argument with an American and a Russian.
Date: January 31, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about college experience

Recording of a conversation between Prafulla Basumatary (Male, age 52) and Babrubahan Swargiary (Male, age 63) in which Babrubahan remembers his college days. They discuss the modes of transportation used at the time, the teachers and subjects in school, along with different activities.
Date: February 3, 2020
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about the reformation of the Bathou religion

Recording of a conversation between Prafulla Basumatary (Male, age 52) and Babrubahan Swargiary (Male, age 63) in which Babrubahan describes the reformation of the Bathou religion and various programs and activities along with different wings affiliated to All Bathou Mahasabha.
Date: March 3, 2020
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
System: The UNT Digital Library

Monologue on Naushad

This is a personal narrative about an incident of the childhood time of Naushad Shaikh, the paternal uncle of the researcher, in Mandē village of Azamgarh.
Date: January 31, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
System: The UNT Digital Library
Doctoral Lecture: 2020-04-06 – Lana Kuscer, flute transcript

Doctoral Lecture: 2020-04-06 – Lana Kuscer, flute

Lecture presented in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 6, 2020
Creator: Kuscer, Lana
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative of Mohammad Khalid

This is a personal narrative of the life of the speaker Mohammad Khalid. The narrative is in the Northern (Mandē) dialect of Azamgarhi with some code-switching to Urdu.
Date: January 31, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative of Abdul Rehman

In this personal narrative, Abdul Rehman recollects his encounter with a lady while he was on a journey to another village with a friend. This lady greatly surprises both friends as she unexpectedly turns out to be a Mankiyali speaker living in a place outside the geographical domain of the Mankiyali linguistic community.
Date: June 18, 2020
Creator: Aurangzeb
System: The UNT Digital Library

Interview about health practices

This is an interview about traditional health practices in the Lai community. The interviewee, born in 1980, is originally from Tluangram and speaks Hakha, Zophei, Kawl, Mizo, and English. Interviews were collected as part of the Linguistically Underserved Communities and Health (LUCAH) project, which aims to make health information more accessible and culturally relevant for the Chin refugee community in order to ensure that they are getting clear and accurate information.
Date: November 23, 2020
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Interview about health practices

This is an interview about traditional health practices in the Lai community. The interviewee is originally from Leitak and speaks Hakha, Zophei, and Kawl. Interviews were collected as part of the Linguistically Underserved Communities and Health (LUCAH) project, which aims to make health information more accessible and culturally relevant for the Chin refugee community in order to ensure that they are getting clear and accurate information.
Date: November 27, 2020
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation on stress and intonation

Recording of an elicitation of Mankiyali sentences that contain words with a variety of syllable types. The purpose is to analyze words in their context in order to determine the stress pattern of words with complex syllable structure. The elicitation, however, needs to be used with caution to avoid list pronunciation. The contributor is Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 39-year old male shop owner).
Date: August 4, 2020
Creator: Aurangzeb
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation while sewing clothes

This is a recording of a conversation on ladies’ clothes and design between four women, among whom one was sewing clothes.
Date: January 28, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
System: The UNT Digital Library

Story about a king and a cat

This is a very short bedtime story of a king and a cat narrated in a rhyming pattern. These type of stories are told to lull and amuse small children.
Date: July 20, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about grass cutting

This is a conversation between Abdul Malik (an 85-year old male) and Abdul Rehman (an 80-year old male) about the cutting of grass. The speaker talks about a man who was trying to show his efficiency while cutting the grass and the speaker taught him a lesson.
Date: June 18, 2020
Creator: Aurangzeb
System: The UNT Digital Library

Monologue on Mande village

This is a monologue on Mande village by Master Mohammad Khalid. The narrative is in the Northern (Mande) dialect of Azamgarhi. Frequent code-switching to Urdu can be easily heard even when pointed out to speak in the local language by the researcher in the beginning part of the recording.
Date: January 31, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
System: The UNT Digital Library

Interpretation of an Urdu poem on dowry system

This is a description of an Urdu poem, written by one of the speaker's relatives, on the dowry system prevalent in North India. The poem is in the Urdu language, and the speaker interprets it and explains its meaning and significance in Azamgarhi to the researcher.
Date: February 1, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
System: The UNT Digital Library

Interview about health practices

This is an interview about traditional health practices in the Lai community. The interviewee, born in 1967, is originally from Leitak, and speaks Hakha, Zophei, Kawl, and Mizo. Interviews were collected as part of the Linguistically Under-served Communities and Health (LUCAH) project, which aims to make health information more accessible and culturally relevant for the Chin refugee community in order to ensure that they are getting clear and accurate information.
Date: November 25, 2020
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Doctoral Lecture: 2020-04-01 – Kathryn Rice, clarinet transcript

Doctoral Lecture: 2020-04-01 – Kathryn Rice, clarinet

Lecture presented through Zoom in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 1, 2020
Creator: Rice, Kathryn (Clarinet player)
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of evidential constructions in verbs

This is an elicitation of evidentiality in Zangskari verbal constructions, including tense and aspect. Recorded in Youlang village, Ladakh Union Territory, India.
Date: September 25, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2020-10-30 — Mengyiyi Chen, piano

Recital presented in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: October 30, 2020
Creator: Chen, Mengyiyi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2020-04-16 – Hyejin Ju, piano

Recital presented in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 16, 2020
Creator: Ju, Hyejin
System: The UNT Digital Library

Retelling of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah

This is a retelling of one of the stories on Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, the eleventh and last king of the Awadh Kingdom. Wajid Ali Shah was widely regarded as a debauched and detached ruler, and this story highlights the point.
Date: January 31, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
System: The UNT Digital Library