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Conversation about a dream
Recording of family members talking informally about dreams, sleeping, and visiting. Thangpuii is the main speaker, but she is interrupted by the rest of the family making small talk and offering to help with her swollen joints. Visitors and family members are talking in the background.
Date:
January 1990
Creator:
Rema, C. L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about Darphawka
Recording of a story about a historical figure named Darphawka. During the story, Thangi interjects to ask questions. Conversations like this will be valuable for Mizo language teachers to give their students a model for naturalistic speech because they do not follow the prescriptive rules.
Date:
1990~
Creator:
Rema, C. L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of making wine
This is a description of how wine is made from corn, millet, or buckwheat. First, the utensils are cleaned, and the grain is added to the container. Then it is covered with grass and, after a few days, transferred to a wine container. They describe how the process changes depending on the seasons.
Date:
1990/2000
Creator:
LaPolla, Randy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of making brewer's yeast
This is a description of how to make brewer's yeast. Millet is dried, ground, and mixed with water to form a paste. The paste is molded into chunks for storage. It has to be turned at certain intervals in order to keep well. The yeast is used to make wine.
Date:
1990/2000
Creator:
LaPolla, Randy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Traditional narrative about why monkeys steal human food
This is a traditional narrative about monkeys caring for human babies. The monkeys were angry that the parents did not pay them well enough for taking take of the children, so they stole food from them to get payment.
Date:
1990/2000
Creator:
LaPolla, Randy
System:
The UNT Digital Library