Personal narrative of Derondi Bathari

Historical narrative about forefathers and hunting

Personal narrative of Derondi Bathari

This folk song is about the difficult life of a man who was an orphan. The singer is from Ariang (Khunkhu Naga).

Akha songs and narratives. ḿ sjhɔ́ nɛ̀q thó thó ə́, Àbɔ́qɔ 24/10-81

Akha songs and narratives. Continued from Side A. ná qɔ́ thó ə

Akha songs and narratives. Continued from Tape 71. 0-51 ná qɔ́ thó ə; 51-59 laŋ qú qú ə, Àbɔ́qɔ 13/11-78

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of Akha songs and narratives about silks, hunting, animals, illness, the Akha calendar and festivals, memorizing ritual texts, village administration, and spirits with partial English glossing.

Recording of a discussion of "Invading the Village Haika" as told by Shetwor Dilbung at the 2016 Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco, Assam.

Recording of an elicitation of the names of household items in Mankiyali based on English words used as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).

Recording of a story of human and animals living together Useen and Uitxopaa narrated by Donnu Sankhil at the 2016 Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco, Assam.

Recording of a discussion at the 2016 Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco, Assam.Lamkang discussant are Tholung Swamy Ksen, Donnu Sankhil, Sumshot Khular, Rengpu Rex Khullar, and linguist in conversant are David A. Peterson, Shobhana Chelliah, Prafulla Basumatary.

This is a recording of an elicitation of several postpositions in Mankiyali, using English words and sentences as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).

Recording of an elicitation of the names of different animals in Mankiyali. The words are provided in English as prompts and the native speakers provide the equivalents in Mankiyali. Some of the words in the list exhibit lexical tone. The contributor is Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).

This is a creation narrative about a king called Bamkala (also called Bangala) who transformed himself into python and slept with his wife. The narrator is from Rienta village.

Dorji and Tashi Dorji, residents of Dukti village, discuss the history of the Dukti Lhakhang. A lhakhang is a religious structure used for housing sacred objects and performing rituals, often built in a geographically or spiritually significant location. This site was originally known as Dukti Tsebrang because it was too small to be called a lhakhang. They explain that the statue of Buddha, mural painting on the wall, and giant pillars were all added during the renovation. The head carpenter was Tshong Tshongma Lopen; he was guided by another carpenter Namgay Tshering. At that time, there were only twelve households in Dukti village. They collectively sponsored the construction.

Dorji and Tashi Dorji, residents of Dukti village, discuss rituals related to the Jomo. They explain that, before the Jomo enters into a trance, she wears a five crown cap and has fruits and other foods as her feast offering. Then, the Jomo starts her ritual. It is believed that, wherever the Jomo takes her next birth, she will be born into a rich family.

Dorji and Tashi Dorji, residents of Dukti village, discuss the naked dance festival of Dukti village. They explain that little is known about this festival, including when it began. In the past, leaders like Tshong Tshongma Lopen and local police have tried to stop it due to the nudity. However, after the attempts to stop the festival, snakes would spring out in large numbers across the village and their crops were affected. Now, it takes place on the 10th day of the fifth month in the Bhutanese calendar.

Dorji and Tashi Dorji, residents of Dukti village, discuss Serwa Dzong, an abandoned fortress outside Dukti village (about two hours walking). They describe how Serwa Dzong looked before it was covered by trees, and the security features: one before entering, and another after reaching the courtyard. There were two water resources next to the Dzong which are no longer visible today. They also discuss a fight between Serwa Dzong and Tshong Tshongma.

Dorji and Tashi Dorji, residents of Dukti village, discuss Serwa Dzong, an abandoned fortress outside Dukti village (about two hours walking). They explain that no one is sure when it was originally built, and now only ruins remain to tell its existence. They say it was used as a checkpoint in ancient times to collect taxes from merchants passing through Bhutan into the Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Now, there is a makeshift police checkpoint next to the ruins, erected during the COVID-19 pandemic to keep watch on trespassers.

This is an Information Flyer in the Azamgarhi language. These flyers were designed in different languages of India and the Indian subcontinent, as an initiative by Society for Endangered Languages (SEL India) to create awareness about the COVID-19 pandemic.

Examples of ideophones and reduplication with Rengpu Rex Khullar and Beshot Khullar