Performance of the lullaby 'Tou chabyo, uoi uoi.'

Performance of the lullaby 'Tou chabyo, uoi uoi' with subtitles in Uipo and English.

Performance of the lullaby 'Tou chabyo, uoi uoi.'

Performance of the lullaby 'Tou chabyo, uoi uoi' with subtitles in Uipo and English.

Transcription, translation, and analysis of the lullaby 'Tou chabyo, uoi uoi.'

Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She describes a visit to the Dalai Lama. She says the first visit to see His Holiness in Tawang was quite long. They stayed around a month and a half in Tawang at a relative's house. While waiting for His Holiness, they helped in their fields, took care of house chores, and got wood from the forest.

Villagers of Jajikona Village introduce themselves and describe the festival, Jali Putuli Haba, or 'wedding of fake idols'. This is a traditional festival of the Bodo community, but not so common nowadays. It is still found in the Kamrup District of Assam, for example in Jajikona (Jarkona) village. The villagers believe that this festival is still rewarding. Here, two idols, bride and groom, made of straw are decorated with new clothes, colors, and garlands. Certain rituals are performed by the elderly people accompanied by music, song and dance while decorating the idols at one of the households. The main celebration takes place the next day when the idols are placed auspiciously within a cage specially built with banana trees and its barks. It is celebrated in an open field where all the villagers gather, offer prayers, and sing and dance in merriment to invoke and seek blessings from God. They believe that this particular ritual is performed in the name of Rain God, Deba Bwrai and Debi Burwi, Rawna and Rawni (Thunder and Lightening) for sufficient rain and good crops before they start farming activities in Summer.

Elicitation on verb stem alternation. Recorded in Old Bagbahar.

Retelling of the Pear Story. Recorded in Old Bagbahar.

Personal narrative about migration. Recorded in Old Bagbahar.

Elicitation on verb stem alternation. Recorded in Old Bagbahar.

Consent and speaker background of Hauva including education, languages spoken, and places lived. Recorded in Old Bagbahar.

Elicitation on verb stem alternation. Recorded in Old Bagbahar.

Group performance of a traditional song accompanied by traditional instruments.

Group performance of a traditional song accompanied by traditional instruments.

Group performance of a traditional song accompanied by traditional instruments.

Charumohan Rabha tells the traditional narrative 'Bakso Barairi kahini' about how Rabha clans were formed, including the Bakso, Torang, and Lem clans. In this story, villagers offered a girl to the snake king who lived in the hills every year. The main characters are two brothers who save a beautiful girl from being fed to the snake king by cheating him with a banana tree. Finally they succeeded, and the snake king was killed by the villagers. From then on, the villagers lived peacefully without fear. The clans were formed based on the roles the villagers played in defeating the snake king.

Sandesh Bakshaka performs childrens' songs and rhymes 'Jeng Jeng Mai' about insects, 'Sa Ning Tham' used to teach counting, and 'Rel Gari' which imitates train sounds.

Rajkumar Rabha recites childrens' rhymes and jokes about a bird called Sukia and why Rabha people don't have beards.

Group discussion about ongoing language documentation activities in the Rabha community.

Durjudhan Rabha Turo tells the traditional narrative 'Tukhur Sabra' about a dove.

Chongkholun Haokip recites the ritual called Leitamlangte. He is a male speaker from Manipur, currently living in Sallbung village, around 95 years old at the time of recording.

Chongkholun Haokip recites a ritual called Tuilangvei, a ritual for healing sickness caused by the spirits of bodies of water. He is a male Thadou speaker from Manipur, currently living in Salbung village, around 95 years old at the time of recording.

Chongkholun Haokip, a male speaker from Manipur, currently living in Sallbung recites the ritual called Khaolangvei.