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Conversation about fieldwork in Muolhoi village

Khupzakham Ṭhiek, Chairman of the Ṭhiek Pahnam Association, gives consent to record the Ṭhiek language for research and documentation purpose with the hopes to establish and develop the language. Recorded in Muolhoi village.
Date: August 21, 2023
Creator: Infimate, Marina L.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative of Vanlal Tluong Bapui

Vanlal Tluong Bapui, President of the Hmar Literature Society, gives consent for recording him and briefly introduces himself. He discusses Ṭhiek's status as an endangered language and the urgency of documenting and preserving Ṭhiek. He describes his book "Ṭhiek Ṭawng," explaining that it is the only known publication in Ṭhiek, and represents his contribution towards preserving the language.
Date: August 21, 2023
Creator: Infimate, Marina L.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of transitive clauses transcript

Elicitation of transitive clauses

Vanlal Tluong Bapui, President of the Hmar Literature Society, responds to English and Hmar prompts in Ṭhiek as part of an elicitation session to identify pronouns and person-indexation markers in transitive sentences.
Date: August 21, 2023
Creator: Infimate, Marina L.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of affirmative and negative clauses transcript

Elicitation of affirmative and negative clauses

Vanlal Tluong Bapui, President of the Hmar Literature Society, responds to English prompts in Ṭhiek as part of an elicitation session on affirmative and negative clauses.
Date: August 21, 2023
Creator: Infimate, Marina L.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a traditional song

Vanlal Tluong Bapui, President of the Hmar Literature Society, sings a traditional Ṭhiek song. He explains this song was traditionally sung as a lullaby.
Date: August 21, 2023
Creator: Infimate, Marina L.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a traditional song

Vanlal Tluong Bapui, President of the Hmar Literature Society, sings a traditional Ṭhiek song. He explains this song was traditionally sung while children play.
Date: August 21, 2023
Creator: Infimate, Marina L.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Reading of an excerpt from "Ṭhiek Ṭawng"

Vanlal Tluong Bapui, President of the Hmar Literature Society, reads an excerpt from his book "Ṭhiek Ṭawng" on the origin and history of Ṭhiek.
Date: August 21, 2023
Creator: Infimate, Marina L.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative of Vanlal Tluong Bapui

Vanlal Tluong Bapui, President of the Hmar Literature Society, gives consent for recording him and briefly introduces himself. He discusses Ṭhiek's status as an endangered language and the urgency of documenting and preserving Ṭhiek. He describes his book "Ṭhiek Ṭawng," explaining that it is the only known publication in Ṭhiek, and represents his contribution towards preserving the language.
Date: August 21, 2023
Creator: Infimate, Marina L.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Banoni Dibragede describes her experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a housewife who is 34 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 21, 2022
Creator: Barman, Animesh
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Banoni Dibragede describes her experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a housewife who is 34 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 21, 2022
Creator: Barman, Animesh
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Ritesh Langthasa describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a government worker who is 48 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 21, 2022
Creator: Barman, Animesh
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Ritesh Langthasa describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a government worker who is 48 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 21, 2022
Creator: Barman, Animesh
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Animesh Laobangdisa describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods.
Date: October 21, 2022
Creator: Barman, Animesh
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Animesh Laobangdisa describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods.
Date: October 21, 2022
Creator: Barman, Animesh
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about local dishes captions transcript

Conversation about local dishes

Shudha Bhakti and Radha Devi discuss local dishes from Rakchham village. The recording was made at Shudha's home in Rakchham village.
Date: November 21, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about local deities captions transcript

Conversation about local deities

Shudha Bhakti and Radha Devi discuss two local deities in Rakchham village, Shiv and Bhagwati. The recording was made at Shudha's home in Rakchham village.
Date: November 21, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about a fire in Rakchham village captions transcript

Conversation about a fire in Rakchham village

Vinod Kumar Negi and Narayan Bhagat discuss the fire incident that took place in Rakchham in 2002 which resulted in a number of houses and part of the temple being burned down. The recording was made at Rupin River View Hotel (inside the restaurant), located at the entrance of Rakchham village.
Date: November 21, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Shudha Bhakti's life in Rakchham village captions transcript

Shudha Bhakti's life in Rakchham village

Shudha Bhakti is telling about her life in Rakchham, from childhood to present. The recording was made at her home in Rakchham village.
Date: November 21, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bal Raj Negi's occupations captions transcript

Bal Raj Negi's occupations

Bal Raj Negi describes his occupations and experience in horticulture in Rakchham village and his own life before that. It was recorded at the Uma Guest House in Rakchham village, which Bal owns. Since Bal spent most of his time working outside of Rakchham village, he is actually not fluent in Chhitkul-Rakchham. Interestingly, he uses exclusively Hindi in the second half of the recording. From then on, he speaks faster, it is then very clear he is more conversant with Hindi.
Date: November 21, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Radha's life in Rakchham captions transcript

Radha's life in Rakchham

Radha Devi describes her life in Rakchham village, from childhood to present, noting the many difficulties she encountered. The recording was made at Shudha Bakhti's house in Rakchham village.
Date: November 21, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the folk song 'Santii lui'

The song is about a boy expressing his sadness over the decision of the girl’s parents who offered their daughter to another for wealth. The song is composed by a legendary singer Santiik of Nchangram village. The singer is from Jalukie B in Nagaland.
Date: September 21, 2022
Creator: Mataina, Wichamdinbo
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a short folk song 'Phungjiu kap'

This traditional folk song is a lullaby usually sang when a kid is naughty. It says, you cry when you’re hold or placed on your cradle. Tomorrow I will not babysit you.
Date: October 21, 2021
Creator: Mataina, Wichamdinbo
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a short folk song 'Aram ra aram sang-zingnge'

The is an occasional traditional folk song used to address a girl who marries outside her village. It says, at the end of the day, our village is better.
Date: October 21, 2021
Creator: Mataina, Wichamdinbo
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a short folk song 'Chaky kaku hang'

The is an occasional traditional folk song used in time of honoring someone. It says that in higher mansions, there is no lack of wealth and in a deep pond, there is no lack of fish.
Date: October 21, 2021
Creator: Mataina, Wichamdinbo
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library