Annotated Texts of the Languages of the Barak Valley: Thadou, Saihriem, Hrangkhol, Ranglong (open access)

Annotated Texts of the Languages of the Barak Valley: Thadou, Saihriem, Hrangkhol, Ranglong

This inaugural volume of the CoRSAL Occasional Publications is a collection of traditional and personal texts in Thadou, Saihriem, Hrangkhol, and Ranglong, four languages of the Barak Valley region of Northeast India. The narratives were collected, transcribed, and translated by Dr. Pauthang Haokip, who is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India and a member of the Thadou community. This text collection includes grammatical analysis presented in the form of interlinear glossing and accompanied by audio recordings in the Languages of the Barak Valley collection in the Computational Resources of South Asian Languages archive. The collection will be of lasting interest to historical, comparative, and typological linguists, as well as speakers connecting or reconnecting with cultural and linguistic traditions.
Date: 2021
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang; Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi; Burke, Mary & Heaton, Marty
System: The UNT Digital Library
Komrem Custom and Cultural Law, Sagang Area, Third Edition (open access)

Komrem Custom and Cultural Law, Sagang Area, Third Edition

Modified customary law only to be followed by the Komrem people in Sagang area Churachanpur district of Manipur. Modification made after conversion into Christainity.
Date: January 18, 2011
Creator: Sagang Area Custom and Cultural Administration Committee Sagang Churachandpur Dist. Manipur
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oxford Pamphlets on Indian Affairs, Number 14, The Aboriginals (open access)

Oxford Pamphlets on Indian Affairs, Number 14, The Aboriginals

Book about the historical, economic, and social development of tribes in India from a Western anthropologist's perspective focusing the impact of Christian missionaries on religion and cultural practices.
Date: November 1944
Creator: Elwin, Verrier
System: The UNT Digital Library
Burma Pamphlets, Number 6, The Hill Peoples of Burma (open access)

Burma Pamphlets, Number 6, The Hill Peoples of Burma

Book describing the traditional clothing and social practices of the ethnic groups of Burma, including Burmese, Talaing, Karen, Shan, Chin, Kachin, and Naga peoples. Includes maps and photographs.
Date: June 1944
Creator: Stevenson, H. N. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abachenggiparangna (open access)

Abachenggiparangna

Text book on English composition written in Garo covering the English writing system, grammar, parts of speech. Appendices list English irregular forms (e.g., plurals, gendered nouns, comparatives) and prepositions used with certain nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
Date: 1939
Creator: Momin, Rangam Gabil
System: The UNT Digital Library
The School Dictionary. Sixth edition. (open access)

The School Dictionary. Sixth edition.

Garo-English dictionary, arranged alphabetically, with a brief introduction in Garo describing the structure of entries and treatment of compounds and derived nouns. Entries include the part of speech, English glosses in multiple senses if applicable, related derived forms, and scientific names of plants and animals. Includes cultural terms like names of festivals, customs, and traditional foods.
Date: June 1972
Creator: Nengminza, D. S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The School Dictionary. Second edition. (open access)

The School Dictionary. Second edition.

Garo-English dictionary, arranged alphabetically, with brief introductions in both English and Garo describing the structure of entries and treatment of compounds and derived nouns. Entries include the part of speech, English glosses in multiple senses if applicable, related derived forms, and scientific names of plants and animals. Includes cultural terms like names of festivals, customs, and traditional foods.
Date: 1946
Creator: Nengminza, D. S.
System: The UNT Digital Library