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Retellings of traditional narratives by elders
Shangchrek Tholung narrated the Raalngam story, Arthluk and Raangchal. The second story of Raapaa by Shetphong Sankhil. The third story by Swamy Tholung Ksen the story Arthluk and Raangchal.
Date:
February 2, 2016
Creator:
Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Discussion of plants and their uses
Sumshot Khular and Anudon Sankhil talk to Shobhana in their garden about uses of plants growing around the garden. The leaves used for wrapping and packing food packs in the Lamkang culture called Nthil arnaa. The uses of banana leaves, base, stem and fruits and its health benefits.
Date:
February 2, 2016
Creator:
Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Traditional story about Raapa
Recording of the Raapa Story by Stephon Sankhil. A tiger, angry at being duped by Koreng, eats him. Koreng's sisters vow to marry whoever kills the tiger, and the only one able to do it is Raapa. Jealous, the other men conspire to kill Raapa, but he survives two attempts and tricks them so that they drown. In the end Koreng's sisters kill Raapa.
Date:
February 2, 2016
Creator:
Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of names and descriptions of vegetation in a kitchen garden
Recording of Sumshot Khular and Donnu Sankhil naming and describing various plants and vegetables in Thamlakhuren. She describes how they are plucked and used as medicine and also a food items.
Date:
February 2, 2016
Creator:
Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about a work house
A visit to Swamy Tholung's house and work area. Here the family keeps a loom, various traditional baskets, and grain.
Date:
February 2, 2016
Creator:
Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of Ong Mang ngo-Lamloon Laa and retelling of Arthluuk Leh Raangchel
Recording of Sankhil Khungwar Rengtingnu singing lamloon laa ong mang ngo at Thamlapokpi village. In the second part Swamy Tholung Ksen tells the story of Arthluuk leh Raangchel. This story has some significance on the relationship between the Lamkangs and the English.
Date:
February 2, 2016
Creator:
Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Traditional narrative about an ungrateful son
This is a story of an ungrateful boy who leaves his parents in search of a job. He returns home with his friend one day and introduces his mother as a working woman; the mother cries a lot, the boy gets back to job and dies. Dialect: Sanzari
Date:
February 3, 2009
Creator:
Basumatary, Prafulla
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Traditional narrative about a fortunate daughter-in-law
This is a story of a newly married daughter-in-law who was fortunate to become rich out of whatever activity she undertakes. Dialect: Sanzari
Date:
February 3, 2009
Creator:
Basumatary, Prafulla
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of Onla curry
This is a description of how the Boro traditional dish, Onla curry, is prepared, including its ingredients and varieties. Dialect - Standard Boro.
Date:
February 7, 2009
Creator:
Narzary, Nareswar
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description about cooking fish with different vegetables and herbs
This is a description of how different dishes are prepared with fish by Boros traditionally. Dialect: Bwddwn
Date:
February 9, 2009
Creator:
Basumatary, Prafulla
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description about traditional tools, utensils and foods
This is a description about various cooking tools, various dishes that Boros like to eat. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date:
February 7, 2009
Creator:
Basumatary, Prafulla
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description about traditional way of fishing
This is a description of how fishing is done by the Boros traditionally by using different fishing tools. Dialect: Bwddwn
Date:
February 9, 2009
Creator:
Basumatary, Prafulla
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of Black Dal curry
This is a description of how the Boro traditional dish, black dal curry with chicken is prepared. Dialect: Standard Boro.
Date:
February 7, 2009
Creator:
Narzary, Nareswar
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about college experience
Recording of a conversation between Prafulla Basumatary (Male, age 52) and Babrubahan Swargiary (Male, age 63) in which Babrubahan remembers his college days. They discuss the modes of transportation used at the time, the teachers and subjects in school, along with different activities.
Date:
February 3, 2020
Creator:
Basumatary, Prafulla
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about school experiences
Recording of a conversation between Prafulla Basumatary (Male, age 52) and Babrubahan Swargiary (Male, age 63) in which Babrubahan describes the history of the school.
Date:
February 3, 2020
Creator:
Basumatary, Prafulla
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Personal narrative about family and early education
This is a personal narrative on family and early life. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date:
February 5, 2009
Creator:
Basumatary, Prafulla
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Traditional narrative about the daughter and the sparrow
This is a traditional story of a daughter and sparrow birds. The daughter tries to send away the birds from the rice field by singing a song, but hears an absurd voice. She fell in love with a boy disguised as a snake, got married, and became rich. Seeing this, a neighbor followed the same, got her daughter married to a real snake, but was eaten up. Dialect: Sanzari
Date:
February 3, 2009
Creator:
Basumatary, Prafulla
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Traditional narrative about the old man and the sesame
This is a traditional story of an old man who went to get some sesame from a nearby market but forgot the Assamese word of it on the way. In the market, his friend helped him to get sesame. He also picked up a mirror but left it on the way while resting. A boy got it and used for the first time, took his own face to be his deceased father's. Always looked in the mirror, remembered his father more and more, became indifferent to his wife. The wife suspected that he always looked another woman in the mirror, quarrel begins. An old woman showed her that what they saw in the mirror were not other man or woman, but their own images. Dialect: Sanzari
Date:
February 3, 2009
Creator:
Basumatary, Prafulla
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about early life experience
Recording of a conversation between Prafulla Basumatary (Male, age 52) and Babrubahan Swargiary (Male, age 63) in which Babrubahan describes his childhood.
Date:
February 3, 2020
Creator:
Basumatary, Prafulla
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Story of winters and springs
This is a story of a king who has seven children and once tells one of his children to bring a few things from the market. He instead brings a book that makes the king angry, and he evicts him. The son leaves the palace, goes to another village, and begins to stay there. He takes up a challenge and wins. The king gets pleased and marries his daughter with him. The prince then returns to his father’s kingdom, and the story continues. The story is recited by Asiya Khatoon, who is a Bhojpuri speaker hailing from Siwan district from Bihar, in (Eastern) Urdu. The researcher asks her maternal grandmother to interpret in Azamgarhi. She interprets in the Northern dialect.
Date:
February 1, 2020
Creator:
Shaikh, Maaz
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Story of a prince and his stepmother
This is a story about a prince whose mother died and his stepmother would never like him. The story describes how she troubles him and never gives him good food to eat, but he was lucky enough to have the blessings of a miraculous cow and feed on her milk. Later on, when his stepmother realized this, she ordered that all cows be slaughtered. Still, the prince escapes along with the cow to a different country where he grows up in a healthy environment. After quite a few years, he returns to his village, reuniting with his father.
Date:
February 1, 2020
Creator:
Shaikh, Maaz
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Reading and interpretation of Urdu article Khōkhlā vajūd 'Hollow existence' into Azamgarhi
This is a reading and simultaneous interpretation of an Urdu article Khōkhlā vajūd 'Hollow existence', which appeared in the Urdu daily newspaper 'The Inquilab' dated 26th of December 2019. The article was read by Naazli at her residence, and her cousin Faiza Khan simultaneously interpreted it into Azamgarhi. This was done at the request of Maaz, and the article was suggested to him by his grandfather.
Date:
February 3, 2020
Creator:
Shaikh, Maaz
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation on the phone
This is an audio recording of Wali, 16 year old boy, having a conversation with his friend on a mobile phone. He appears to be quite upset about an event at his one friend’s house during birthday celebrations. He narrates to his friend, on phone, the heated exchange of words between him and some other friend. The swear words are bleeped.
Date:
February 3, 2020
Creator:
Shaikh, Maaz
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Story of Rājā Guguliyā
This is a story about a prince whose maternal uncles killed his father. Once — when young — he asks his mother about his father. She replies that he was murdered by his uncle. From that day onwards, he decides to take revenge for his father’s death. His uncles wanted to kill the prince too — the way they killed his father. This story describes how the prince takes revenge. This story is in the western variety of the Southern dialect of Azamgarhi. succeeds in finding Sheherbano. This story is told in the western variety of the Southern dialect of Azamgarhi
Date:
February 10, 2020
Creator:
Shaikh, Maaz
System:
The UNT Digital Library