Manuscript of fieldnotes on Azamgarhi language (open access)

Manuscript of fieldnotes on Azamgarhi language

This is a manuscript of handwritten fieldnotes on Azamgarhi language by Maaz Shaikh. These fieldnotes are of initial elicitation of words and some basic sentences. Later on, the researcher shifts to ‘Discourse-centered approach’.
Date: 2019-12/2020-11
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of names of professions transcript

Elicitation of names of professions

Recording of an elicitation of a wordlist for numerals and professions in Mankiyali based on English words used as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: September 11, 2019
Creator: Englert, Eric
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of determiners transcript

Elicitation of determiners

Recording of an elicitation of determiners in Mankiyali using English sentences as prompts. The recording is contributed by Gohar-Ur Rehman, a 38-year old shop owner.
Date: September 20, 2019
Creator: Mortensen, Jessica
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of pronominal paradigms transcript

Elicitation of pronominal paradigms

Recording of an elicitation about pronominals of different types in Mankiyali using English sentences as prompts. Pronouns discussed include possessives, indefinite pronouns, definite pronouns, and personal pronouns. The contributor is Aurangzeb, a 34-year old male teacher.
Date: September 17, 2019
Creator: Mortensen, Jessica
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of nouns based on semantic domains (2) transcript

Elicitation of nouns based on semantic domains (2)

Recording of an elicitation of the names of household items in Mankiyali based on English words used as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: September 24, 2019
Creator: Dale, Merrion
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of nouns based on semantic domains (1) transcript

Elicitation of nouns based on semantic domains (1)

Recording of an elicitation of various nouns in Mankiyali, covering semantic domains such as professions, weather and food. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: September 23, 2019
Creator: Englert, Eric
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation about postpositions transcript

Elicitation about postpositions

This is a recording of an elicitation of several postpositions in Mankiyali, using English words and sentences as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: September 24, 2019
Creator: Mortensen, Jessica
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of nouns based on semantic domains (3) transcript

Elicitation of nouns based on semantic domains (3)

Recording of an elicitation of the names of different animals in Mankiyali. The words are provided in English as prompts and the native speakers provide the equivalents in Mankiyali. Some of the words in the list exhibit lexical tone. The contributor is Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: September 24, 2019
Creator: Shah, Midhat
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of positional adverbs transcript

Elicitation of positional adverbs

Recording of an elicitation of positional adverbs based on English words and sentences used as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: September 27, 2019
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of names of animals transcript

Elicitation of names of animals

Recording of an elicitation of a wordlist for names of animals using English words and sentences as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: September 30, 2019
Creator: Englert, Eric
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of question words and interrogative sentences transcript

Elicitation of question words and interrogative sentences

Recording of an elicitation of interrogative sentences in Mankiyali. Several sentences were elicited in which various question words were gathered. The contributor is Aurangzeb, a 34-year old male teacher.
Date: October 3, 2019
Creator: Accord, Levi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of words related to time transcript

Elicitation of words related to time

Recording of an elicitation of a wordlist related to time and time keeping based on English words and sentences used as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: October 8, 2019
Creator: Dale, Merrion
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of imperatives and other sentence types transcript

Elicitation of imperatives and other sentence types

Recording of an elicitation of imperatives and other sentence types in Mankiyali. The imperative, negative imperative, and present habitual forms were elicited using English sentences as prompts. Quantifiers are also elicited in this session. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: October 11, 2019
Creator: Accord, Levi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of words for seasons and months transcript

Elicitation of words for seasons and months

Recording of an elicitation of a word list for seasons and months. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: October 15, 2019
Creator: Dale, Merrion
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of sentences about coordination and conjunction transcript

Elicitation of sentences about coordination and conjunction

Recording of an elicitation of sentences demonstrating the use of conjunction and coordination in Mankiyali. English and Urdu sentences were used as prompts. Throughout the elicitation, discussion of the data takes place between the speakers and the researcher. The speakers also recall several other stories/events in this session. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: October 7, 2019
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of transitive sentences transcript

Elicitation of transitive sentences

Recording of an elicitation of transitive sentences, i.e., sentence with multiple noun phrases as arguments. Sentence prompts are provided in English and the native speakers give the Mankiyali equivalents. The contributing native speakers are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: October 16, 2019
Creator: Mortensen, Jessica
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of superlative forms transcript

Elicitation of superlative forms

Recording of an elicitation of superlative forms in Mankiyali based on English words and sentences used as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: October 22, 2019
Creator: Dale, Merrion
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of causative verbs transcript

Elicitation of causative verbs

Recording of an elicitation of a set of causative verbs in Mankiyali. Infinitives and causatives were elicited for comparison with English sentences used as prompts. The native speaker contributor is Aurangzeb, a 34-year old male teacher.
Date: October 23, 2019
Creator: Mortensen, Jessica
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of relative clauses transcript

Elicitation of relative clauses

Recording of an elicitation of relative clauses in Mankiyali based on English sentences used as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: October 18, 2019
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of adverbial clauses transcript

Elicitation of adverbial clauses

This is a recording of an elicitation of adverbial clauses in Mankiyali based on English sentences used as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: November 15, 2019
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation about possessive pronouns transcript

Elicitation about possessive pronouns

This is a recording of an elicitation about possessive pronouns demonstrating how possession is expressed in Mankiyali. English sentences are used as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: November 15, 2019
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical discussion on Mankiyali syllable structure transcript

Analytical discussion on Mankiyali syllable structure

Recording of a discussion about permissible consonant clusters in Mankiyali. The purpose is to analyze the structure of the Mankiyali syllable. The contributors are: Aurangzeb -- a 34-year old male and a teacher by profession, and Gohar-Ur Rehman -- a 38 year old male and a retail shop owner by profession.
Date: November 22, 2019
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of sentences in various moods transcript

Elicitation of sentences in various moods

Recording of an elicitation about modal operations in Mankiyali. The goal is to determine how the language distinguishes a speaker's certainty or belief of what will happen in a given situation. English sentences are used as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: November 22, 2019
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fingrei Journal (open access)

Fingrei Journal

This is the January 2019 issue of the Fingrei Journal, which was established in 2003 in Yangon. This issue includes sections titles Hmuhning 'Perspectives'; Biaknak 'Worship'; Hrilhfiah 'Comments'; Tuanbia 'Stories'; among others.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Phu, Fingrei; Thang, Salai Ṭial Awi & Hmung, Lian Ding
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library