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Shekarnong Sankhil narrating the Lamkang traditional jhum cultivation process in Lamkang culture
Recording of the Lamkang Traditional jhum agricultural practices in Lamkang and the varieties of crops and grains that are grown in the Lamkang land.
Date:
October 20, 2009
Creator:
Khular, Sumshot
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation introductions
Two speakers give basic introductions of each other.
Date:
May 20, 2019
Creator:
Boro, Hirok Jyoti Lahari
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation introductions
Two speakers give basic introductions of each other.
Date:
May 20, 2019
Creator:
Boro, Hirok Jyoti Lahari
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Personal narrative about home life and school
This is a narrative about the speaker's hometown, friends and family, and educational institutions.
Date:
May 20, 2019
Creator:
Boro, Hirok Jyoti Lahari
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Letter to a family member
Recording of a personal letter to a family member about Chhingi's daughter, Nutei.
Date:
November 20, 1985
Creator:
Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Letter to a family member
Recording of a personal letter to a family member.
Date:
November 20, 1985
Creator:
Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Letter to a family member
Recording of a personal letter to a family member.
Date:
November 20, 1985
Creator:
Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on a neighbor from Burma
Recording of Thangpuii, Lalnunthangi Chhangte's paternal grandmother, recounting memories from her childhood. When she was younger, a Lai neighbor from Burma had a ceremony that was interesting to her because it was from a different culture. She learned about headhunting, and a war that happened between north and south Mizoram during the mid-1800s. She says people go to war because they believe whoever you kill in life becomes your slave in the afterlife. Finally, she discusses getting married to her husband.
Date:
November 20, 1985
Creator:
Thangpuii
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on childhood in Mizoram
Recording of Thangpuii, Lalnunthangi Chhangte's paternal grandmother, describing her childhood in Mizoram, including the clothing she wore, her siblings, and how she resembled her parents.
Date:
November 20, 1985
Creator:
Thangpuii
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods
Sanjib Laobangdisa describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a worker who speaks Bengali, Hindi, Nagamese, and Assamese in addition to Dimasa. He is 46 years old at the time of recording.
Date:
October 20, 2022
Creator:
Barman, Animesh
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods
Usha Rani Barman describes her experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a retired teacher who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Dimasa. She is 70 years old at the time of recording.
Date:
October 20, 2022
Creator:
Barman, Animesh
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of word list on numerals and body parts
This is an elicitation of a word list consisting of numerals (mainly cardinal and some ordinal) and a few body parts in the Central (Zhung) variety of the Zangskari language. Recorded in Youlang village, Ladakh Union Territory, India.
Date:
September 20, 2020
Creator:
Shaikh, Maaz
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Story about a king and a cat
This is a very short bedtime story of a king and a cat narrated in a rhyming pattern. These type of stories are told to lull and amuse small children.
Date:
July 20, 2020
Creator:
Shaikh, Maaz
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of nominative pronouns
Recording of an elicitation of nominative (subject) pronouns in Mankiyali using English sentences as prompts. The contributor is Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date:
September 20, 2019
Creator:
Mortensen, Jessica
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a song entitled "Ja Dinar"
Recording of Gul Nadir reciting "Ja Dinar," with a group. The poem is recited in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date:
June 20, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods
Sadhan Barman describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a worker who speaks Bengali, Hindi, Manipuri, English, and Assamese in addition to Dimasa. He is 51 years old at the time of recording.
Date:
October 20, 2022
Creator:
Barman, Animesh
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of verb paradigms
Recording of an elicitation of basic verb paradigms in Mankiyali in the simple present tense forms. The verbs covered are copula 'be' and verbs such as 'eat', 'drink', 'laugh' and 'sing'. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date:
September 20, 2019
Creator:
Paramore, Jonathan Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of the story of greed is curse
This is a retelling of the story of three friends by Naik Muhammad (a 42-year old male) with Muhammad Awaiz (a 32-year old male) as the listener. In this story, the three friends once found some money and decided to divide it among themselves. However, each one of them was trying to cheat the others. Finally, no one gets the money and all three end up dead.
Date:
January 20, 2019
Creator:
Anjum, Uzma
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of the story of a witty man
This is a traditional story which involves a descriptive riddle about a witty man who needs to take a lion, a goat and a load of leaves across a river. The caveat is that the man cannot take all three in one go. (Note: the narrator inadvertently refers to the goat as a jackal in the beginning). In this recording, the speaker Naik Muhammad (a 42-year old male speaker who works as a driver) is addressing Muhammad Awaiz (a 31-year old male government servant).
Date:
January 20, 2019
Creator:
Anjum, Uzma
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Interview about health practices
This is an interview about traditional health practices in the Lai community. The interviewee is originally from Leitak and speaks Leitak and Hakha. Interviews were collected as part of the Linguistically Underserved Communities and Health (LUCAH) project, which aims to make health information more accessible and culturally relevant for the Chin refugee community in order to ensure that they are getting clear and accurate information.
Date:
January 20, 2021
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Interview about health practices
This is an interview about traditional health practices in the Lai community. The interviewee is originally from Khuabung. Interviews were collected as part of the Linguistically Underserved Communities and Health (LUCAH) project, which aims to make health information more accessible and culturally relevant for the Chin refugee community in order to ensure that they are getting clear and accurate information.
Date:
January 20, 2021
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of words with open long syllables (2)
Recording of This is an elicitation of words with open long syllables (CVV) in different positions. The purpose is to determine the relative weight of open long syllables for primary word stress placement. The contributor is Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 40-year old male shop owner).
Date:
April 20, 2021
Creator:
Aurangzeb
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a folk song 'Tudon sing'
This Liangmai folk song was composed by Songkambou of Tudon village and sung by Kiwangbou.
Date:
May 20, 2012
Creator:
Mataina, Wichamdinbo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
System:
The UNT Digital Library