Prakash Rabha tells two traditional narratives. In the first, a queen and her son are punished for killing an elephant. In the second, a mother and son notice a bird pooping in their garden.

Houjahen Haokip recites the ritual called Aneovei used to heal childhood sickness. He is a Thadou speaker from Manipur (currently living in Lambung village), around 80 years old at the time of recording. He was thought to be the only living Thadou priest in Lambung village at the time.

Group performance of Dikna la, a traditional love song typically sung at weddings. This version is in Sakachep, accompanied by traditional instruments.

Group performance of a traditional song 'Naite awina,' a lullaby.

Group performance of a traditional song 'Naite awina,' a lullaby.

Group performance of the traditional song 'Louvat,' accompanied by traditional instruments. This song is typically sung while clearing jhum fields.

Group performance of the traditional song Daka daka, accompanied by traditional instruments.

Traditional musical performances recorded in Taipei.

Traditional musical performances recorded in Taipei.

Traditional musical performances and chanting recorded in Taipei.

This is a traditional story about the origin of the division into Bey subclans. Bey Ki’ik and Bey Ke’et have a falling out over changing marriage plans as a result of the grandmother’s advice. As a result, a taboo exists such that descendants of Bey Ki’ik and those of Bey Ke’et are not allowed to marry each other. Another result is that members of the Bey Ronghang clan are not allowed to grind rice for rice beer, because in mythological times, the Bey Ronghang women kept grinding rice for rice beer without doing anything else--even forgetting to breast-feed their children, who then died from starvation.

Elicitation of a Hani word list featuring 2 utterances of each word in isolation by a male speaker. Recorded in Kunming, Yunnan province, China.