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Performance of a traditional song

Lhingnu Saihriem sings a traditional Saihriem song. She is from Bahbahar village, Cachar District, Assam, around 95 years old at the time of recording.
Date: March 27, 2013
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a traditional song

Lhingnu Saihriem sings a traditional Saihriem song. She is from Bahbahar village, Cachar District, Assam, around 95 years old at the time of recording.
Date: March 27, 2013
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a traditional song

Lhingnu Saihriem sings a traditional Saihriem song. She is from Bahbahar village, Cachar District, Assam, around 95 years old at the time of recording.
Date: March 27, 2013
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a traditional song

Lhingnu Saihriem sings a traditional Saihriem song. She is from Bahbahar village, Cachar District, Assam, around 95 years old at the time of recording.
Date: March 27, 2013
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a traditional song

Lhingnu Saihriem sings a traditional Saihriem song. She is from Bahbahar village, Cachar District, Assam, around 95 years old at the time of recording.
Date: March 27, 2013
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a traditional song

Lhingnu Saihriem sings a traditional Saihriem song. She is from Bahbahar village, Cachar District, Assam, around 95 years old at the time of recording.
Date: March 27, 2013
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Retelling of a traditional narrative about Chemtatepu in Hindi

C. Hawa tells the traditional narrative 'Chemtatepu' about animals in Hindi, translating from the original Saihriem. He is from Bahbahar village, Cachar District, Assam, around 52 years old at the time of recording.
Date: September 15, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the traditional song 'Apa bawi a'

Khuhpi Saihriem sings the traditional song 'Apa bawi a' about an orphan. She is a Saihriem speaker living in Bahbahar village, around 90 years old at the time of recording. She is also a speaker of Bengali.
Date: September 1, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the traditional song 'Hi lang hi mo'

Khuhpi Saihriem sings the traditional song 'Hi lang hi mo.' She is a Saihriem speaker living in Bahbahar village, around 90 years old at the time of recording. She is also a speaker of Bengali.
Date: September 1, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the traditional song 'Ka chung tingni'

Khuhpi Saihriem sings the traditional song 'Ka chung tingni.' She is a Saihriem speaker living in Bahbahar village, around 90 years old at the time of recording. She is also a speaker of Bengali.
Date: September 1, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the traditional song 'Ka lhang gol len'

Khuhpi Saihriem sings the traditional song 'Ka lhang gol len.' She is a Saihriem speaker living in Bahbahar village, around 90 years old at the time of recording. She is also a speaker of Bengali.
Date: September 1, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a traditional Saihriem song

Khuhpi Saihriem sings a traditional song. She is a Saihriem speaker living in Bahbahar village, around 90 years old at the time of recording. She is also a speaker of Bengali.
Date: September 1, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the traditional song 'Hi lang hi mo'

Khuhpi Saihriem sings the traditional song 'Hi lang hi mo.' She is a Saihriem speaker living in Bahbahar village, around 90 years old at the time of recording. She is also a speaker of Bengali.
Date: September 1, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the traditional song 'Kapa ram kho'

Khuhpi Saihriem sings the traditional song 'Kapa ram kho.' She is a Saihriem speaker living in Bahbahar village, around 90 years old at the time of recording. She is also a speaker of Bengali.
Date: September 1, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the traditional song 'Apa bawi a'

Khuhpi Saihriem sings the traditional song 'Apa bawi a' about an orphan. She is a Saihriem speaker living in Bahbahar village, around 90 years old at the time of recording. She is also a speaker of Bengali.
Date: September 1, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Retelling of the traditional narrative 'Thoilhing leh Ngambom'

Esther Saihriem tells the traditional narrative about how Ngambom proposes to Thoilhing. She is from Bahbahar village, Cachar District Assam, around 17 years old at the time of recording.
Date: September 1, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Retelling of a traditional narrative about Benglam

Khuhpi Saihriem tells a traditional story about a funny character named Benglam. She is a Saihriem speaker living in Bahbahar village, around 90 years old at the time of recording. She is also a speaker of Bengali.
Date: September 1, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about Saihriem villages

Chungpu Chongloi, Kimpi Chongloi, and Gunjanei Vaiphei discuss the different villages they have lived in over the years. They are Saihriem elders in their 80s at the time of recording.
Date: August 17, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a modern song about the British

Thangjanei Aimol sings a modern song composed in memory of the British. She is a Saihriem speaker living in Noxa Tila, Cachar District, Assam, around 65 years old at the time of recording.
Date: August 17, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of Saihriem death ceremonies

Chungpu Chongloi describes Saihriem death ceremonies. He is a native speaker of Saihriem from Noxa Tila, Cachar District, Assam, around 85 years old at the time of recording.
Date: August 17, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of Saihriem healing rituals

Bahpu Saihriem describes the traditional Saihriem healing rituals practiced by their forefathers. He is a native speaker of Saihriem from Noxa Tila, Cachar District, Assam.
Date: August 17, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of Saihriem cultivation practices

Bahpu Saihriem describes the traditional cultivation practices of the Saihriems. He is a native speaker of Saihriem from Noxa Tila, Cachar District, Assam.
Date: August 17, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a modern song about the British

Thangjanei Aimol sings a modern song composed in memory of the British. She is a Saihriem speaker living in Noxa Tila, Cachar District, Assam, around 65 years old at the time of recording.
Date: August 17, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of ghosts and spirits

Bahpu Saihriem describes the belief of the Saihriems in the existence of ghosts and spirits. He says that the Saihriems believed in different types of ghosts: some are tall, while others are short, and some ghosts have popping eyes that frighten the people who see them. He is a native speaker of Saihriem from Noxa Tila, Cachar District, Assam.
Date: August 17, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library