Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Sreepada Barman describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a retired government worker who speaks Bengali, Hindi, English, and Assamese in addition to Dimasa. He is 75 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 14, 2022
Creator: Barman, Animesh
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Snigda Barman describes her experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a housewife with a high school education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and English in addition to Dimasa. She is 52 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 14, 2022
Creator: Barman, Animesh
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Sneha Barman describes her experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a student with a MA education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and English in addition to Dimasa. She is 23 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 14, 2022
Creator: Barman, Animesh
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about high school memories, part 1

Recording of a conversation between Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38 year old male shop owner) in which Aurangzeb talks to Gohar about their memories in high school. Aurangzeb recalls a student who once brought apricot fruits to the class and threw them on the floor. When the teacher entered the class, he slipped on one of the apricots and consequently punished the student. The speakers also recall several other stories/events in this session.
Date: July 14, 2019
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about high school memories, part 2

This is a conversation between Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 37-year old male) and Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male). In this conversation, Gohar-ur Rehman talks about his memories in high school. He recalls an incident when a student was punished by a teacher on the road. The speakers also recall several other events in this session.
Date: July 14, 2019
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about childhood activities

Recording of a conversation about some childhood activities in Danna. The speakers recount their memories about playing, going to school, and other activities. Muhammad Rafiq is a male teacher who is 29 years old at the time of recording. Abdul Haq is a male factory worker who is 28 years old at the time of recording.
Date: July 14, 2019
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library
Meena Kumari and Seema Devi narrate The Family Story captions transcript

Meena Kumari and Seema Devi narrate The Family Story

Meena and Seema complete set-up 1 of the Family Story Task, a picture-based stimulus task. They describe the 16 pictures and then rearrange them in whatever order they think is right. Then, they tell the whole story from start to finish. In this case, the final step of re-telling the story from another perspective was skipped because there was no third participant. The recording was made at Uma Homestay in Rakchham village.
Date: April 14, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparison of life in Chhitkul village past and present captions transcript

Comparison of life in Chhitkul village past and present

Dhian Singh Negi describes how life was in Chhitkul in earlier times compared to now. The recording was made at Dhian's main residence in Reckong Peo (Chhitkul Bhawan).
Date: December 14, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods, part 2

Uday Chand Barman describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a retired government worker with a high school education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and English in addition to Dimasa. He is 70 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 14, 2022
Creator: Barman, Animesh
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods, part 1

Uday Chand Barman describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a retired government worker with a high school education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and English in addition to Dimasa. He is 70 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 14, 2022
Creator: Barman, Animesh
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a Chorei love song

Performance of a traditional song in Chorei. The singer is about 80 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 14, 2013
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of Baikho ritual chants

Jontri Cherenga performs chants used in rituals of the Baikho festival which celebrates the agricultural practices of the Rabha community.
Date: May 14, 2023
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of Baikho ritual chants

Jontri Cherenga performs chants used in rituals of the Baikho festival which celebrates the agricultural practices of the Rabha community.
Date: May 14, 2023
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of Baikho ritual chants

Jontri Cherenga performs chants used in rituals of the Baikho festival which celebrates the agricultural practices of the Rabha community.
Date: May 14, 2023
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
System: The UNT Digital Library

Traditional narrative 'Hiti aru Abatgiri'

Jontri Cherenga tells the traditional narrative 'Hiti aru Abatgiri' about a farmer and an elephant.
Date: May 14, 2023
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
System: The UNT Digital Library

Traditional narrative 'Marikay aro Rangkhop'

Jontri Cherenga tells the traditional narrative 'Marikay aro Rangkhop' about how the clouds and sky were created.
Date: May 14, 2023
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of Baikho ritual chants

Jontri Cherenga performs chants used in rituals of the Baikho festival which celebrates the agricultural practices of the Rabha community.
Date: May 14, 2023
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the traditional song 'Dikna la'

Group performance of the traditional song Dikna la, a love song typically sung at weddings. This version has lyrics in Sakachep and Chorei and is accompanied by traditional instruments and dancing.
Date: October 14, 2013
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of stomach pain causes and remedies

Mr. Tshering describes how to cure stomach pain caused by malicious spirits. He uses astrological methods to determine if the patient needs modern medical services or needs to appease the spirits to address the pain. Mr. Tshering is originally from Rolam village, and stayed in Thragom village after his second marriage. This recording was made in the evening after the day's work.
Date: July 14, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of fever and body ache causes and remedies

Mr. Tshering describes how he performs divination using the rosary to locate where a person has lost their soul, and who has taken the soul. The count of every rosary indicates different directions, people, things, and events that may cause heavy fever and body ache. Mr. Tshering is originally from Rolam village, and stayed in Thragom village after his second marriage.
Date: July 14, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of Mamo Zomsa prediction

Mr. Tshering describes the practice Mamo Zomsa (gathering all ghosts) which uses astrology and a rosary to determine the cause of a sickness. The rosary indicates the astrological predictions with different numbers: 3 for sickness caused by the union of Mamo and his family, or 5 for those caused by the Mamo family and servants.
Date: July 14, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of appeasement rituals for spirits and ghosts

Mr. Tshering describes how to appease spirits and ghosts with wine, water, and smoke. He uses the count of the rosary to determine remedies for sickness. During the process, he recites the Buddha mantra.
Date: July 14, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of healing rituals for serious patients

Mr. Tshering describes how to cure a serious patient using various rituals including preparing an elaborate feast, offering jewelry, and dressing as ransom to get back the soul of the patient.
Date: July 14, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of healing rituals and remedies

Mr. Tshering introduces himself and explains how long he has been performing rituals, the cause of various diseases, and remedies for stomach aches. He also talks about his marriage life and resettlement.
Date: July 14, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library