The Lamkang Customary Law (open access)

The Lamkang Customary Law

Text of laws for the Lamkang Tribe, as of the Lamkang National Council General meeting on September 20, 1995.
Date: April 1996
Creator: Lamkang National Council
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical notes on Lamkang sentences (open access)

Analytical notes on Lamkang sentences

Handwritten notes on Lamkang language including verb agreement and Pear Story discussion
Date: April 16, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Retelling of Searching for the Deceased Mother (open access)

Transcription: Retelling of Searching for the Deceased Mother

Transcription of a retelling of Mnuu kdi you mdo thlaam na paomin (Story About Searching for the Deceased Mother), as narrated by Angtoi Sankhil.
Date: April 10, 2014
Creator: Utt, Tyler P. & Khular, Sumshot
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 61 (open access)

Akha notebook 61

Handwritten notes and transcription of a traditional narrative about Mɔ Hỳ and Mɔ Njí. Additional notes were added in 1987.
Date: April 1977
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 62 (open access)

Akha notebook 62

Handwritten notes and transcription of narratives about honesty and a snake in paradise.
Date: April 1977
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about the Panchayat captions transcript

Conversation about the Panchayat

Arvind and Kahan discuss the Panchayat, the village leadership that runs government programs in Chhitkul village, and what it has achieved. Arvind is a current member of the Panchayat, while Kahan is a former member. The recording was made at Amar Guest House in Chhitkul.
Date: April 12, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about the Dhumti road captions transcript

Conversation about the Dhumti road

Rajesh Kumar Thakur and Bhag Singh Negi discuss the Dumti road, which was being built at the time. The road will connect Chhitkul to Dumti, located closer to the border with China (Tibet). Dumti will serve as a military post. The road is the result of recurring tensions between India and China. The recording was made in front of Rajesh's house in Chhitkul village.
Date: April 13, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Radha Devi and Yashpal Singh narrate The Family Story captions transcript

Radha Devi and Yashpal Singh narrate The Family Story

Radha Devi and Yashpal Singh complete set-up 2 of the Family Story Task, a picture-based stimulus task. They sit back to back in the first instance: Yashpal describes the content of pictures 5, 7, 9, 12 & 15, and Radha, based on his description, tells him how to arrange the five pictures so as to make a story. Afterwards, they tell the story. This set-up turned out to be more manageable for both participants than the initial 16-picture task. The recording was made in Radha's second home in Dhangdhangshi, located further down Rakchham village.
Date: April 9, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Amir Singh and Kahan Singh Negi narrate The Family Story, part 2 captions transcript

Amir Singh and Kahan Singh Negi narrate The Family Story, part 2

Amir and Kahan complete set-up 1 of the Family Story Task, a picture-based stimulus task. This is the second part of the task where they tell the whole story from start to finish. The recording was made at Amir's home, Amar Guest House, in Chhitkul village.
Date: April 12, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Amir Singh and Kahan Singh Negi narrate The Family Story, part 1 captions transcript

Amir Singh and Kahan Singh Negi narrate The Family Story, part 1

Amir and Kahan complete set-up 1 of the Family Story Task, a picture-based stimulus task. They describe the 16 pictures and then rearrange them in whatever order they think is right. This recording is the first part of three. The task was broken into three parts because the instructions for this task are too lengthy. Consequently, breaking down the recording made it more manageable to follow the instructions. The recording was made at Amir's home, Amar Guest House, in Chhitkul village.
Date: April 12, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Amir Singh and Kahan Singh Negi narrate The Family Story, part 3 captions transcript

Amir Singh and Kahan Singh Negi narrate The Family Story, part 3

Amir and Kahan complete set-up 1 of the Family Story Task, a picture-based stimulus task. This is the final part of the task where they tell the whole story from start to finish, from the man's perspective. The recording was made at Amir's home, Amar Guest House, in Chhitkul village.
Date: April 12, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Meena Kumari and Seema Devi narrate The Family Story captions transcript

Meena Kumari and Seema Devi narrate The Family Story

Meena and Seema complete set-up 1 of the Family Story Task, a picture-based stimulus task. They describe the 16 pictures and then rearrange them in whatever order they think is right. Then, they tell the whole story from start to finish. In this case, the final step of re-telling the story from another perspective was skipped because there was no third participant. The recording was made at Uma Homestay in Rakchham village.
Date: April 14, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about the functions of Oracle and Interpreter in Rakchham village captions transcript

Conversation about the functions of Oracle and Interpreter in Rakchham village

Ravinder Singh Mathus and Devi Chand describe the functions they perform at Rakchham’s main temple. They are the interpreter and oracle of the local deities, respectively. The recording was made next to Shiv's temple in Rakchham, during a ritual break.
Date: April 10, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Description of being an interpreter in Rakchham captions transcript

Description of being an interpreter in Rakchham

Satender describes his experience as interpreter of the deities in Rakchham village. The recording was made at his second house in Dhangdhangshi, further down Rakchham village.
Date: April 11, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Description of the migration 'gunsaa' captions transcript

Description of the migration 'gunsaa'

Satender describes gunsaa, the traditional migration to lower (and warmer) places from Rakchham and Chhitkul village that takes place during winter. The recording was made at Satender's second residence in Dhangdhangshi, a place that belongs to Rakchham, down below the village.
Date: April 11, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about the Sazi Festival in Rakchham village captions transcript

Conversation about the Sazi Festival in Rakchham village

Sarita and Narayan discuss the Sazi Festival, which takes place every year at the end of March in Rakchham village. The recording was made in the garden of Uma Homestay.
Date: April 11, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Description of the Maang-Sazo festival captions transcript

Description of the Maang-Sazo festival

Rajesh describes a very peculiar event that marks the beginning of the Sazo festival during Maang. The festival takes place in Chhitkul during the month of January. The recording was made in front of Rajesh's home in Chhitkul village, on the path that leads towards Amar Guest House, at the back of the main temple.
Date: April 13, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
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
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
Akha notebook 58 (open access)

Akha notebook 58

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of narratives and conversations with four male Akha consultants (three in their mid 20s, and one in his early 40s) about social customs related to marriage and special clothing, foods, and utensils used in the ceremonies.
Date: April 27, 1972
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 90 (open access)

Akha notebook 90

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of songs and rituals associated with death and marriage. Continued from Notebook 80.
Date: 1978-04-05/1978-05
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 902 (open access)

Akha notebook 902

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of word lists, Hansson's observations on daily life and customs in the village written in English, and Akha narratives about building a traditional house, aging, and rituals.
Date: 1978-04-17/1978-09-02
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 905 (open access)

Akha notebook 905

Handwritten notes about Akha clans, the Akha calendar, kinship terms, and detailed demographic information for each household in Maeby village including number of family members, their age, gender, education, clan, income sources (e.g., labor, goods, crafts), length of time living in Maeby, previous residence, opium use, crops and livestock, major possessions (e.g., bicycles, radios, rifles), and fertility status. Includes hand drawn map of the houses and landmarks in Maeby village and prices of common goods in baht.
Date: 1978-04-17/1978-04-26
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Consent and speaker background: Lalawmpuii transcript

Consent and speaker background: Lalawmpuii

Consent and speaker background of Lalawmpuii including education, languages spoken, and places lived. Recorded in Old Bagbahar.
Date: April 23, 2023
Creator: Saikia, Anujeema
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library