A short biography of Gayatri Devi

Khuhpi Saihriem sings a traditional song. She is a Saihriem speaker living in Bahbahar village, around 90 years old at the time of recording. She is also a speaker of Bengali.

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).

Lamkang translation of UNDRIP by Sumshot Khular and published by Community Action and Research for Development with English text of declarations passed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2007 recognizing the history of indigenous peoples worldwide and outlining explicit rights that will be upheld by the UN.

Bimal Daimary is a school principal with an MA education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 56 years old at the time of recording. He recalls the road conditions of his childhood. He recalls an incident in which he and his father fell into the Buriyoti River. He claims that because his house was near the hills, a lot of crops were ruined due to the sand that covered their crops. Recorded in Gogamukh, Rangpuriya.

Bimal Daimary is a school principal with an MA education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 56 years old at the time of recording. He recalls the road conditions of his childhood. He recalls an incident in which he and his father fell into the Buriyoti River. He claims that because his house was near the hills, a lot of crops were ruined due to the sand that covered their crops. Recorded in Gogamukh, Rangpuriya.

Biswajit Goyary describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is in the agricultural business with a higher secondary education. He speaks Hindi and Assamese in addition to Boro, 42 years old at the time of recording. Recorded in Gogamukh, Bathoupuri. He discusses the crop damage caused by the flood. The speaker discusses problems in the agricultural sector, the types of insects that harm crops, and various insects that the average person may be unaware of. He goes on to describe how the culture was in the past. He stated that there have been instances where maids refused to work in a household if the family does not have a son. According to the speaker, housemaids eloping with the sons of wealthy families was a common occurrence.

Biswajit Goyary describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is in the agricultural business with a higher secondary education. He speaks Hindi and Assamese in addition to Boro, 42 years old at the time of recording. Recorded in Gogamukh, Bathoupuri. He discusses the crop damage caused by the flood. The speaker discusses problems in the agricultural sector, the types of insects that harm crops, and various insects that the average person may be unaware of. He goes on to describe how the culture was in the past. He stated that there have been instances where maids refused to work in a household if the family does not have a son. According to the speaker, housemaids eloping with the sons of wealthy families was a common occurrence.

Dalimi Brahma Daimary is an assistant teacher with a MA in Boro who speaks Bengali, Hindi, Nepali, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 48 years old at the time of recording. This recording contains the speaker's wedding flood experience. She tells us about an incident that occurred during her wedding in 1997. To get to her husband's house, she had to use a boat to cross the Germer River. She also mentions a child who was swept into the river by a "hakhu" during the flood. She then goes on to talk about her experiences moving around and squeezing her clothes after crossing the Germer River. Recorded in Gogamukh, Rangpuriya.

Dalimi Brahma Daimary is an assistant teacher with a MA in Boro who speaks Bengali, Hindi, Nepali, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 48 years old at the time of recording. This recording contains the speaker's wedding flood experience. She tells us about an incident that occurred during her wedding in 1997. To get to her husband's house, she had to use a boat to cross the Germer River. She also mentions a child who was swept into the river by a "hakhu" during the flood. She then goes on to talk about her experiences moving around and squeezing her clothes after crossing the Germer River. Recorded in Gogamukh, Rangpuriya.

Manjula Swargiary describes her experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is an assistant teacher with a HSLC education who speaks Assamese in addition to Boro. She is 48 years old at the time of recording. She talks about her experience going to school (her workplace) during the flood. She describes how her students would assist her in crossing the river and how the situation has deteriorated over time. She recalls her first job as a teacher, when her students assisted her in crossing a flooded area. She claimed they would form a chain on a shaky bridge to assist her in crossing it.

Julen Chandra Boro describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a Bodo Sahitya Sabha Representative with an MA level education who speaks Bengali, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 53 years old at the time of recording. Recorded in Gogamukh, Rangpuriya. This recording offers information regarding the diseases brought by the flood. The speaker discusses the numerous flood-related losses. He describes the destruction of the dwellings as well as the sicknesses caused by the water. He claims that he lived in the village until Class 7/8. As a result, whenever there was a flood, the water brought a lot of waste with it. They would go around in a boat washing them whenever this happened. They got diarrhea from the dirt, which is also known as "nari mora." He also recalls how, when he and his elder brother initially arrived at Gogamukh, they had to wade through a neck-length of water.

Julen Chandra Boro describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a Bodo Sahitya Sabha Representative with an MA level education who speaks Bengali, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 53 years old at the time of recording. Recorded in Gogamukh, Rangpuriya. This recording offers information regarding the diseases brought by the flood. The speaker discusses the numerous flood-related losses. He describes the destruction of the dwellings as well as the sicknesses caused by the water. He claims that he lived in the village until Class 7/8. As a result, whenever there was a flood, the water brought a lot of waste with it. They would go around in a boat washing them whenever this happened. They got diarrhea from the dirt, which is also known as "nari mora." He also recalls how, when he and his elder brother initially arrived at Gogamukh, they had to wade through a neck-length of water.

Niran Brahma describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is an assistant teacher with a BA-level education who speaks English, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 54 years old at the time of recording. Recorded in Gogamukh, Rangpuriya. The speaker claims that he has not suffered any personal losses, but he has heard how the Subansiri river caused so much damage to local residents during the floods. So yet, he has not witnessed a natural calamity. He claims to be from No.1 Sonapur. He claims to have witnessed some road destruction. He has not suffered any losses, even in the agricultural industry.

Niran Brahma describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is an assistant teacher with a BA-level education who speaks English, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 54 years old at the time of recording. Recorded in Gogamukh, Rangpuriya. The speaker claims that he has not suffered any personal losses, but he has heard how the Subansiri river caused so much damage to local residents during the floods. So yet, he has not witnessed a natural calamity. He claims to be from No.1 Sonapur. He claims to have witnessed some road destruction. He has not suffered any losses, even in the agricultural industry.

Bimal Daimary is a school principal with an MA education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 56 years old at the time of recording. In this recording, the speaker continues to discuss his business's loss due to flooding. He claims to be interested in breeding Thailand Catfish in the pond. As a result, when the flood occurred, all of the ponds overflowed, causing them to flee. He also mentions some unscrupulous individuals who stole the fish. Recorded in Gogamukh, Rangpuriya.

Bimal Daimary is a school principal with an MA education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 56 years old at the time of recording. In this recording, the speaker continues to discuss his business's loss due to flooding. He claims to be interested in breeding Thailand Catfish in the pond. As a result, when the flood occurred, all of the ponds overflowed, causing them to flee. He also mentions some unscrupulous individuals who stole the fish. Recorded in Gogamukh, Rangpuriya.

Recording a retelling of Lalruanga and Keichala, a traditional narrative about a being that is a tiger (keimi) that can take on human form. This story has several episodes involving magic and mythology.

Recording of a traditional story about two brothers who are both poor orphans. The story describes their struggles, and how they never had enough food to eat. Later on, they get lucky by finding the insides of a python that the villagers had skinned and cut up. The brothers take the insides to eat, but find valuable gems inside and become rich. The moral of the story is that you should never look down on the poor and the orphans.

This is an elicitation of a word list of temporal and directional words and concepts, color terms, religious terms, words related to profession, metals and precious stones, adjectives (related to physical sensation, size and shape, quality and quantity), person-related words, abstract terms, personal pronouns, and family relations in the Central (Zhung) variety of the Zangskari language. Recorded in Youlang village, Ladakh Union Territory, India.

Ghulam Abbas describes Sunni Islam in the Zangskar region, beginning with the tale of a Leh king dispatching his son to govern Zangskar. In a poignant letter to his father, the prince pleads for his companion "Ju," a Muslim, to join him. This tale takes a pivotal turn when Ju, desiring halal meat, invites a Muslim butcher to Zangskar. The butcher’s eventual settlement and matrimony mark the beginning of the Muslim community in the region. Abbas also draws attention to the abodes of these early Muslim settlers, enriching the narrative’s depth. Recorded in Padum village, Ladakh Union Territory, India.

Tshering Garmo and Tshering Dolma, sisters from the village of Karsha in Zangskar, share personal narratives about their family and life in Zangskar. Assisted by Sonam Phalkay, we delve into memories of his grandmother and her younger sister. A candid pre-interview exchange unfolds between the Tshering sisters and Chhuskit Angmo (Sonam's mother) while the recording equipment was being set up, which enriches the narrative. Recorded in Youlang village, Ladakh Union Territory, India.

This is an elicitation of a word list consisting of words related to fire and fuel, flora and fauna in the Central (Zhung) variety of the Zangskari language. Recorded in Youlang village, Ladakh Union Territory, India.

This recording captures an in-depth elicitation session of words in the Central (Zhung) variety of the Zangskari language, encompassing several diverse categories such as celestial entities, nature-related elements, household and farm equipment, food items, temporal and directional concepts, color terms, religious terminology, professional words, metals, precious stones, and various adjectives detailing physical sensation, size, shape, quality, and quantity. With Chhuskit Angmo as the consultant, this session revisits the same word list earlier elicited from Tshering Garmo, serving as a cross-check for consistency and variation. Recorded in Youlang village, Ladakh Union Territory, India.