Description of harvesting fern trees, part 4

Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the fern tree (Tatchi) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. While preparing for the harvest, they describe how to tell when fern trees are ready for harvest based on smell, appearance, and the season. Time-aligned transcription and translation into English.
Date: 2022/2023-05
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of harvesting fern trees, part 5

Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the fern tree (Tatchi) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. Longdi Modi and Abraham Modi remove the bark and the hard part of fern tree (Chiyu yuuma), and Longdi Modi cuts off the top portion of fern tree. He explains that this part is now not good for consumption. Time-aligned transcription and translation into English.
Date: 2022/2023-05
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of harvesting fern trees, part 6

Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the fern tree (Tatchi) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. Longdi Modi and Abraham Modi continue to remove the bark and also the outer part of fern tree while Rilung Modi records. Time-aligned transcription and translation into English.
Date: 2022/2023-05
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of harvesting fern trees, part 7

Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the fern tree (Tatchi) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. Longdi Modi and Abraham Modi complete the process of removing the bark and outer cover of the fern tree. Longdi Modi lays out the wild banana leaves which Abraham Modi cut earlier. They cut the fern tree into smaller pieces in preparation for the next step. Time-aligned transcription and translation into English.
Date: 2022/2023-05
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of harvesting fern trees, part 8

Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the fern tree (Tatchi) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. While Longdi Modi thwacks the fern tree into very small pieces, they describe the area where they found this fern tree, and how to determine suitable topography for growing and harvesting them. They mention the quality of fern trees, comparing a lower quality where the delicate part is harder (chisap) and a higher quality where the delicate part of fern tree is softer (chiingin). Time-aligned transcription and translation into English.
Date: 2022/2023-05
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of harvesting fern trees, part 9

Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the fern tree (Tatchi) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. They complete the process of thwacking and begin mixing the thwacked fern tree, making holes in the base so that the water will not stagnate. After that, the mixture is covered by the leaf of Sago tree to keep it clean and to protect from decay or damage. Longdi Modi, an expert in harvesting fern trees, explains that it takes a week until the mixture is fully ready for human consumption. Time-aligned transcription and translation into English.
Date: 2022/2023-05
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of harvesting fern trees, part 10

Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the fern tree (Tatchi) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. After the fern tree mixture has been kept covered by the leaf of Sago tree for a week, they return to collect the mixture. Longdi Modi selects the best portion of the mixture and puts it into the local basket for a male known as Tali. Time-aligned transcription and translation into English.
Date: 2022/2023-05
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of harvesting fern trees, part 11

Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the fern tree (Tatchi) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. After bringing the fern tree mixture back to the village, Longdi Modi separates the fern tree mixture using a local made basket known as Chinu to separate the harder shards of fern tree from the softened parts. The hard parts are used to feed the pigs, and the soft parts are stored in a basket known as Jongkung. Time-aligned transcription and translation into English.
Date: 2022/2023-05
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of harvesting fern trees, part 12

Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the fern tree (Tatchi) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. In this final step, they prepare the fern tree for eating by roasting it over the fire. Longdi Modi describes the process, comparing it to preparing roti. They discuss recipes and other foods prepared with the fern tree, such as meats and vegetables. Time-aligned transcription and translation into English.
Date: 2022/2023-05
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative of Abraham Modi

Abraham Modi introduces himself and his family, childhood, and education. He is the 8th of 11 siblings. He describes his daily life and hobbies and his involvement in documenting and preserving Milang language and culture. Time-aligned transcription and translation into English.
Date: 2022/2023-05
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of growing pineapples

Abraham Modi describes how he tends to the pineapple garden, using weeding and spacing techniques to grow larger and sweeter pineapples. Time-aligned transcription and translation into English.
Date: 2022/2023-05
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about traveling to Pasighat

Abraham Modi describes his journey from Mariyang to Pasighat to attend the Training and Resources for Indigenous Community Linguists (TRICL) training program held by the Centre for Cultural-Linguistic Diversity Eastern Himalaya (CCLD-EH). Time-aligned transcription and translation into English.
Date: 2022/2023-05
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Psalm 23 in Lamkang (open access)

Transcription: Psalm 23 in Lamkang

Transcription of Psalm 23 from the Book of Psalms from the Old Testament in Lamkang.
Date: August 18, 2017
Creator: Utt, Tyler P. & Khular, Sumshot
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gôdan rodai (open access)

Gôdan rodai

Translation of the New Testament books of the Bible into Boro in roman script, including a table of contents.
Date: 1972
Creator: The Bible Society of India
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Diamond Jubilee plaque of Huonveng village

Photograph of the Diamond Jubilee plaque of Huonveng village reading "Diamond Jubilee 1953-2013 60 Yrs. of Huonveng village in memory of Mr. Thilthangkhup Tuolor, who has settled in this village since 1953. Ebenezer. Erected on 30.12.2013 by Hrangtinkhawl Tuolor & sons."
Date: August 2023
Creator: Infimate, Marina L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Entrance to Retzawl village

Photograph of a sign in English and literary Hmar at the entrance to Retzawl village reading "Welcome to Retzawl 'Kan ram kan rohlû' by H.S.A.L. Retzawl."
Date: August 2023
Creator: Infimate, Marina L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical notes on Uipo lullabies (open access)

Analytical notes on Uipo lullabies

Transcription, translation, and analysis of the lullaby 'Tou chabyo, uoi uoi.'
Date: June 5, 2023
Creator: Khaling, Mosyel Syelsaangthyel
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monologue about a plane trip to Delhi by Grace of Phaaidam (open access)

Monologue about a plane trip to Delhi by Grace of Phaaidam

Transcription of Grace telling about her trip from plane trip from Imphal to Calcutta.
Date: [2009..2017]
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi & Khular, Sumshot
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of the lullaby 'Tou chabyo, uoi uoi' captions transcript

Performance of the lullaby 'Tou chabyo, uoi uoi'

Performance of the lullaby 'Tou chabyo, uoi uoi' with subtitles in Uipo and English.
Date: June 2023
Creator: Khaling, Mosyel Syelsaangthyel; Horam, Worreingam & Khaling, Moranngam
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of the lullaby 'Tou chabyo, uoi uoi' captions transcript

Performance of the lullaby 'Tou chabyo, uoi uoi'

Performance of the lullaby 'Tou chabyo, uoi uoi' with subtitles in Uipo and English.
Date: June 2023
Creator: Khaling, Moranngam; Horam, Worreingam & Khaling, Mosyel Syelsaangthyel
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of transitive clauses transcript

Elicitation of transitive clauses

Joseph V. Tuolor responds to English prompts with Ṭhiek translations as part of an elicitation session on pronouns and person-indexation markers in transitive sentences.
Date: August 19, 2023
Creator: Infimate, Marina L.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of affirmative and negative clauses transcript

Elicitation of affirmative and negative clauses

Vanlal Tluong Bapui, President of the Hmar Literature Society, responds to English prompts in Ṭhiek as part of an elicitation session on affirmative and negative clauses.
Date: August 21, 2023
Creator: Infimate, Marina L.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of transitive clauses transcript

Elicitation of transitive clauses

Vanlal Tluong Bapui, President of the Hmar Literature Society, responds to English and Hmar prompts in Ṭhiek as part of an elicitation session to identify pronouns and person-indexation markers in transitive sentences.
Date: August 21, 2023
Creator: Infimate, Marina L.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library