Dataset for a retelling of the Pear Story: Beshot

Dataset generated for analysis of The Pear Story as told by Beshot Khullar. The data set includes a sound recording, transcription with an English translation, flextext files (from Fieldworks Language Explorer), and accompanying derivative files.
Date: 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dataset for a traditional story about Sombeel

Dataset generated during research on the Lamkang language, including a recording of SankhilThampol Khularnu of Thamlakhuren reciting the story "The Story of Sombeel," a transcription with an English translation, flextext files (from Fieldworks Language Explorer), and accompanying derivative files. Recorded by Daniel Tholung and translated by Sumshot Khular.
Date: unknown
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dataset for a retelling of the Pear Story: Grace Sankhil

Dataset generated for the retelling of the Pear Story by Grace Sankhil. The dataset includes a transcription with an English translation, flextext files (from Fieldworks Language Explorer), and accompanying derivative files including metadata to be used with SILs SayMore.
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi & Khullar, Rengpu Rex
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dataset for a retelling of the Pear Story: Robert

Dataset generated for a recording of Robert Leivon retelling the Pear Story. A transcription with an English translation, flextext files (from Fieldworks Language Explorer), and accompanying derivative files are included. The speaker was living in Delhi when the recording was made.
Date: January 13, 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dataset for a retelling of the Pear Story

Dataset generated for the retelling of the Pear Story by Daniel Tholung. The dataset includes a transcription with an English translation, flextext files (from Fieldworks Language Explorer), and accompanying derivative files including metadata to be used with SILs SayMore
Date: 2010
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dataset for a traditional story about the Squirrel

Dataset generated for the retelling of the traditional narrative Theipa paomin [The Squirrel Story]. The dataset includes a transcription with an English translation, flextext files (from Fieldworks Language Explorer), and accompanying derivative files that can be used with SIL'S SayMore.
Date: 2009
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dataset for a retelling of the Pear Story

Dataset generated for analysis of The Pear Story as told by Dilbung Kennedy (also known as D.B. Kennedy). The data set includes a sound recording, transcription with an English translation, flextext files (from Fieldworks Language Explorer), and accompanying derivative files.
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi & Dilbung, Kennedy
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dataset for discussion of naming systems, Part III

Shekarnong Sankhil explains traditional naming practices. This system is based on birth order.
Date: August 27, 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Reading of My Children's Food

This record includes a full dataset generated in analysis of recording of Daniel Tholung reciting the story "My Children's Food." This formed the basis for a book published by SIL, written and illustrated by Tony Khular, Joseph Khullar, Rose Khullar, Moses Sankhil, and Mangboi Tholung; and written for a workshop in October 2005 under the guidance of SIL literacy experts at Bosco Reach Out, Guwahati, Assam, India. The translation provided by Daniel Tholung in 2010 was used, with the additional assistance of Sumshot Khular, to annotate the text at UNT in 2016.
Date: 2010
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Shudha Bhakti's life in Rakchham village

Shudha Bhakti is telling about her life in Rakchham, from childhood to present. The recording was made at her home in Rakchham village.
Date: 2018/2022
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library

Historical narrative about trade relations with Tibet

Jaswant Singh discusses his experience trading with the Tibetans. He did this once a year for six years, before the Indo-Chinese war in 1962 drastically restricted trade with Tibetans. The recording was made in Khrogla, located three kilometers further down Rakchham village.
Date: 2018/2022
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library

Historical narrative about trading with Tibet

Jiya Lal describes trade with the Tibetans, before the Indo-Chinese war (1962). The recording was made at his home in Chhitkul village.
Date: 2018/2022
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library

Teaching English in Rakchham

Yashvir introduces his family and describes his experience as an English teacher in Rakchham village. He discusses the importance of preserving his language. The recording was made at his home in Rakchham village, located nearby the main temple.
Date: 2018/2022
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative of a school principal

Chet Ram Negi describes how he became the principal of Rakchham Government Senior Secondary school and provides a short history of the school. The recording was made outdoors on school grounds.
Date: 2018/2022
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of a typical day at work

Ram Kumar describes his responsibilities as a teacher of English and social science (history, geography and civic education), and what he especially likes about his job. The recording was made at the Government Senior Secondary School in Chhitkul village, where Kumar is a teacher. The school is located further down the village, on the river bank, on the road towards the military checkpoint.
Date: 2018/2022
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library

Roshan Laal Negi's experience in the Indian army

Roshan Laal Negi describes his experience in the ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) and in the Indian Army. The ITBP is very much present in the area of Chhitkul village, notably due to recurring tensions with China. The recording was made in the living room of his house in Chhitkul village. His house is one of the most spacious houses at the back of the village.
Date: 2018/2022
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ram Kumar's childhood in Chhitkul village

Ram Kumar describes his childhood in Chhitkul village. The recording was made at the Government Senior Secondary School in Chhitkul village, where Kumar is a teacher. The school is located further down the village, on the river bank, on the road towards the military checkpoint.
Date: 2018/2022
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about a foreigner at school

Jagdish Chander describes an episode involving a foreigner at his school during childhood. The recording was made at Jiya Lal's home, where Jagdish happened to pass by.
Date: 2018/2022
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library

Bal Raj Negi's occupations

Bal Raj Negi describes his occupations and experience in horticulture in Rakchham village and his own life before that. It was recorded at the Uma Guest House in Rakchham village, which Bal owns. Since Bal spent most of his time working outside of Rakchham village, he is actually not fluent in Chhitkul-Rakchham. Interestingly, he uses exclusively Hindi in the second half of the recording. From then on, he speaks faster, it is then very clear he is more conversant with Hindi.
Date: 2018/2022
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library

Radha's life in Rakchham

Radha Devi describes her life in Rakchham village, from childhood to present, noting the many difficulties she encountered. The recording was made at Shudha Bakhti's house in Rakchham village.
Date: 2018/2022
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library

Jiya Lal's experience as Mata Devi's oracle

Jiya Lal describes his experience as Mata Devi’s Mali (Oracle). The recording was made at his home in Chhitkul village.
Date: 2018/2022
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library

Shiv Bhakti's experience at school and afterwards

Shiv Bhakti describes how good she was at school and and how she got her current job. The recording was made at her home in Chhitkul village.
Date: 2018/2022
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library

Balbir Singh Negi's experience as a farmer

Balbir Singh Negi describes his job as farmer and what he does during winter time to prepare for the next season's crops. The recording was made very close to Balbir's house, in front of one of the main temple's storage place.
Date: 2018/2022
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library

Hiraa Laal’s advice

Hiraa Laal gives advice on parental education. The language spoken in this recording is Amro Boli 'Our Language,' an Indo-Aryan variety spoken throughout Kinnaur district. The recording was made at his house in Rakchham village where he was weaving at the time.
Date: 2018/2022
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library