Kristian Dangdike Onani (open access)

Kristian Dangdike Onani

Book about Christian beliefs referencing Bible excerpts.
Date: January 8, 1951
Creator: Marak, C. R.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 120 (open access)

Akha notebook 120

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of Akha songs, narratives, and ritual recitations about offerings to ancestors, good and bad omens, months, and taboos.
Date: 1982-10-08/1982-10-09
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about 1950s Boro culture

This is a description of the cultural life of the Boros in Kokrajhar during the 1950s. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 8, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about the future plans of the UN Academy, Kokrajhar

This is a conversation about the future plans of the UN Academy, Kokrajhar. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 8, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about the history of the UN Academy, Kokrajhar

This is a conversation about the start and development of the UN Academy, Kokrajhar. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 8, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation and radio broadcast of Boro folk song

This is a folk song along with its background that was first sung and broadcast on All India Radio, Guwahati. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 8, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about early life

This is a personal narrative on ealry life of Mr. Ghana Kanta Basumatary, the first folk song singer to be broadcast on All India Radio, Guwahati. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 8, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about early life

This is a personal narrative about early life. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 8, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on poetry contests transcript

Monologue on poetry contests

A recording of Suram Daam discussing the cultural history of poetry competitions in the Hunza dialect. This recording tells the story of a competitions between Hunza and Nagar, two groups competing in a song and poetry contest.
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on poetry contests (open access)

Monologue on poetry contests

Transcription and translation of the recording of Suram Daam, a speaker of Hunza Burushaski, giving a cultural account on poetry contests.
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: Karim, Piar
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a poem entitled "Ajo Mathan" (second version) transcript

Performance of a poem entitled "Ajo Mathan" (second version)

Recording of Basharat Shafi reciting the poem “Ajo Mathan”, or “Very Far” in the Yasin dialect. The poem likens being apart to worsening ones behavior, and going home helps repair the soul.
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a poem entitled "Like a Pearl" transcript

Performance of a poem entitled "Like a Pearl"

Recording of Basharat Shafi reciting "Like a Pearl," a poem in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski. The Burushaski name of this poem is "Maghon Jawan".
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of proverbs of Ustaad Qadir transcript

Performance of proverbs of Ustaad Qadir

Recording of Muneem Dawar discussing the proverbs of Ustaad Qadir in the Hunza dialect. Muneeb recalls the stories of Ustaad Qadir and recites some of his proverbs. Ustaad Qadir is sometimes referred to as "Berich Qadiro", although the term "Berich" is perceived to be derogatory by the native speakers. The term has been used to refer to the musicians class, which was stigmatized in the past.
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: Karim, Piar
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of A Kind Man transcript

Retelling of A Kind Man

A story recited by Suram Daam entitled "A Kind Man," in the Hunza dialect. In this popular story, a father searches for his wife and kids that have left to the fairy realm. As he searches for them, he is allowed to continue his search because many things see how kind he is, and are kind in return.
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: Karim, Piar
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Poem entitled "Ajo Mathan" (open access)

Transcription: Poem entitled "Ajo Mathan"

Transcription of Basharat Shafi, a radio anchor, reciting the poem “Ajo Mathan” (or “very far') in the Yasin dialect. The poem likens being apart to worsening ones behavior, and going home helps repair the soul. Transcription is done in Burushaski with translations in English.
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Retelling of A Kind Man (open access)

Transcription: Retelling of A Kind Man

Transcription of Suram Daam reciting "A Kind Man," in the Hunza dialect. In this popular story, a father searches for his wife and kids that have left to the fairy realm. As he searches for them, he is allowed to continue his search because many beings see how kind he is, and are kind in return. This transcription is in Burushaski with translations in English.
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on Burusho weddings transcript

Monologue on Burusho weddings

Recording of Durdana Khan reciting an account of the cultural traditions of Burusho weddings in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: July 8, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Juniper Tree of Boyo transcript

Retelling of Juniper Tree of Boyo

A recording of Dawar Muneeb reciting “The Juniper Tree of Boyo,” in the Hunza dialect. This story tells of a Big Juniper Tree before Islam came to the region. Under the tree lived creatures that were a mix of a puppy and a penguin, and they were fed to bring good luck to families. When people would cut the tree, it was thought that the tree would take revenge, either by killing the criminal, or by driving them crazy.
Date: May 8, 2011
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Ghawu Kanguli transcript

Retelling of Ghawu Kanguli

Recording of Muneem Dawar reciting the story of "Ghawu Kanguli"
Date: August 8, 2011
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of sense and perception verbs, part 1 transcript

Elicitation of sense and perception verbs, part 1

Tyler Utt elicits the conjugation of the verb 'smell' from Sumshot Khular in the Linguistics conference room, College of Information.
Date: April 8, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of sense and perception verbs, part 2 transcript

Elicitation of sense and perception verbs, part 2

Recording of Tyler Utt eliciting conjugation of verbs of sense and perception from Sumshot Khular in the Linguistics conference room, College of Information.
Date: April 8, 2016
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of transitive optatives transcript

Elicitation of transitive optatives

Recording of Tyler Utt eliciting conjugation of verbs of wanting (optatives) from Sumshot Khular. These are transitive examples. Recorded at Linguistics conference room, College of Information.
Date: April 8, 2016
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Analytical discussion about Arthluuk le' Raangchel

Sumshot Khular discusses and translates traditional narratives of Arthluuk le' Raangchel story. In discussion are Jane Lorenzen and Tyler P. Utt.
Date: March 8, 2017
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Analytical discussion of the story of Japanese soldiers

Sumshot Khular discusses and translates a story of Japanese Soldiers with Tyler Utt and Jane Lorenzen.
Date: March 8, 2017
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library