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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
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
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
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
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
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the traditional song 'Khochung la'

Group performance of the traditional song 'Khochung la' of the Saihriems from Khochung.
Date: August 17, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of Saihriem religious ceremonies, part 2

Chungpu Chongloi describes Saihriem religious 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
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of Saihriem religious ceremonies, part 1

Chungpu Chongloi describes Saihriem religious 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
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the traditional song 'Salu la'

Group performance of a traditional song called 'Salu la,' animal-head-song. This song was composed and sung during a successful trip hunting of large animals.
Date: August 17, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a traditional Saihriem song

Group performance of a traditional Saihriem song.
Date: August 17, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a traditional Saihriem song

Group performance of a traditional Saihriem song.
Date: August 17, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the traditional song 'Thoilhing leh Ngambom'

Thangjanei Aimol sings another version of a song composed in memory of the great lovers Thoilhing and Ngambom. She is a native speaker of Saihriem and a resident of Noxa Tila, Cachar District, Assam, around 65 years old at the time of recording.
Date: August 17, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the traditional song 'Thoilhing leh Ngambom'

Thangjanei Aimol sings one version of a song composed in memory of the great lovers Thoilhing and Ngambom. She is a native speaker of Saihriem and a resident of Noxa Tila, Cachar District, Assam, around 65 years old at the time of recording.
Date: August 17, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of Saihriem village administration

Chungpu Chongloi describes Saihriem village administration practices for handling conflict and crime within the village. He is a native speaker of Saihriem from Noxa Tila, Cachar District, Assam.
Date: August 17, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Sumita Barman describes her experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a housewife with a high school education who speaks Bengali and Hindi in addition to Dimasa. She is 45 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 17, 2022
Creator: Barman, Moumita
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Mousumi Barman describes her experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a housewife with a high school education who speaks Bengali and Hindi in addition to Dimasa. She is 42 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 17, 2022
Creator: Barman, Moumita
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Sonu Baraman describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a student with a class 9 education who speaks English and Hindi in addition to Dimasa. He is 14 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 17, 2022
Creator: Barman, Moumita
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Bihar Langthasa describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a police officer with a high school education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, Nepali, and Assamese in addition to Dimasa. He is 50 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 17, 2022
Creator: Barman, Moumita
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a short folk song 'Mairam maipui'

This is a traditional lullaby usually sung to soothe a baby when his/her parents come late from the farm. The singer is from Taningjam village, Manipur.
Date: October 17, 2021
Creator: Mataina, Wichamdinbo
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a short folk song 'Hung-ho'

This a traditional agricultural song. It refers to a person who is selfish in that she/he works less when she/he works in other’s farm but works hard in her/her own field. The singer is from Taningjam village, Manipur.
Date: October 17, 2021
Creator: Mataina, Wichamdinbo
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a short folk song 'Chunwibo'

This traditional lullaby is sung for baby boy. It says, do not marry a crooked person, but rather, marry a person who is as smooth as water. The singer is Gumthuiliu of Taningjam village, Manipur.
Date: October 17, 2021
Creator: Mataina, Wichamdinbo
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of simple sentences

Elicitation of simple sentences in Raji including pronouns, grammatical gender, negation, and interrogatives. Recorded in Bhagichaura.
Date: November 17, 1998
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
System: The UNT Digital Library

Traditional narrative about Sakmatenu

Chorpeichim Ranglong tells the story of Sakmatenu. She is a female Ranglong speaker living in Zuvichera village, around 60 years old at the time of recording.
Date: May 17, 2014
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
System: The UNT Digital Library

Retelling of the traditional narrative 'Ralngam'

Zeisingzong Ranglong, a male speaker from the Barak Valley (currently living in Zuvichera village) tells the story of Ralngam. In this story, Ralngam learns magic and searches for his father. Zeisingzong is 84 at the time of recording and is also a speaker of Bengali.
Date: May 17, 2014
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
System: The UNT Digital Library