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Notes on languages on Northeast India (open access)

Notes on languages on Northeast India

Handwritten notes on several langues of Northeast India in Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh. Includes lists of languages, language name variants, hand drawn maps, and basic demographics of language communities. Notes on classification compare how the Linguistic Survey of India, Robert Schafer, and Geoffrey Marrison group these languages.
Date: April 2004
Creator: Burling, Robbins
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Boro Tones (open access)

Boro Tones

A linguistic description of Boro tones, specifically in polysyllabic words, including an overview of Boro's phonemic inventory and syllable structure. The authors identify three tones (high, low, and falling), present examples, and discuss the effects of morphology and final consonants on tone. They conclude by comparing the Boro tone system to those of Tiwa and Rabha, and positing directions for further investigation.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Burling, Robbins & Joseph, Umbavu Varghese
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Newspaper Clippings from 'Achik Songbad' Volume 4, Number 14, April 13, 1956] (open access)

[Newspaper Clippings from 'Achik Songbad' Volume 4, Number 14, April 13, 1956]

Newspaper clipping covering global events in Russia, the United States, Egypt, and Algeria, as well as regional news from India, Myanmar, and Pakistan.
Date: April 13, 1956
Creator: Marak, N. N.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The UNT Digital Library