Akha notebook 58 (open access)

Akha notebook 58

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of narratives and conversations with four male Akha consultants (three in their mid 20s, and one in his early 40s) about social customs related to marriage and special clothing, foods, and utensils used in the ceremonies.
Date: April 27, 1972
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 61 (open access)

Akha notebook 61

Handwritten notes and transcription of a traditional narrative about Mɔ Hỳ and Mɔ Njí. Additional notes were added in 1987.
Date: April 1977
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 62 (open access)

Akha notebook 62

Handwritten notes and transcription of narratives about honesty and a snake in paradise.
Date: April 1977
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 90 (open access)

Akha notebook 90

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of songs and rituals associated with death and marriage. Continued from Notebook 80.
Date: 1978-04-05/1978-05
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 902 (open access)

Akha notebook 902

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of word lists, Hansson's observations on daily life and customs in the village written in English, and Akha narratives about building a traditional house, aging, and rituals.
Date: 1978-04-17/1978-09-02
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 905 (open access)

Akha notebook 905

Handwritten notes about Akha clans, the Akha calendar, kinship terms, and detailed demographic information for each household in Maeby village including number of family members, their age, gender, education, clan, income sources (e.g., labor, goods, crafts), length of time living in Maeby, previous residence, opium use, crops and livestock, major possessions (e.g., bicycles, radios, rifles), and fertility status. Includes hand drawn map of the houses and landmarks in Maeby village and prices of common goods in baht.
Date: 1978-04-17/1978-04-26
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Amir Singh and Kahan Singh Negi narrate The Family Story, part 1 captions transcript

Amir Singh and Kahan Singh Negi narrate The Family Story, part 1

Amir and Kahan complete set-up 1 of the Family Story Task, a picture-based stimulus task. They describe the 16 pictures and then rearrange them in whatever order they think is right. This recording is the first part of three. The task was broken into three parts because the instructions for this task are too lengthy. Consequently, breaking down the recording made it more manageable to follow the instructions. The recording was made at Amir's home, Amar Guest House, in Chhitkul village.
Date: April 12, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Amir Singh and Kahan Singh Negi narrate The Family Story, part 2 captions transcript

Amir Singh and Kahan Singh Negi narrate The Family Story, part 2

Amir and Kahan complete set-up 1 of the Family Story Task, a picture-based stimulus task. This is the second part of the task where they tell the whole story from start to finish. The recording was made at Amir's home, Amar Guest House, in Chhitkul village.
Date: April 12, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Amir Singh and Kahan Singh Negi narrate The Family Story, part 3 captions transcript

Amir Singh and Kahan Singh Negi narrate The Family Story, part 3

Amir and Kahan complete set-up 1 of the Family Story Task, a picture-based stimulus task. This is the final part of the task where they tell the whole story from start to finish, from the man's perspective. The recording was made at Amir's home, Amar Guest House, in Chhitkul village.
Date: April 12, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical discussion of causative constructions transcript

Analytical discussion of causative constructions

Lamkang causative constructions discussed by Shobhana Chelliah and Sumshot Khular. From this recording one can learn about noun marking in causative constructions as well as the type of verb that takes the causative and the position of directional prefixes in causative constructions.
Date: April 11, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical discussion of the causative paradigm of 'give' transcript

Analytical discussion of the causative paradigm of 'give'

A discussion between Sumshot Khular and Tyler Utt of the causative construction and the verb 'give'. This elicitation was recorded in the Linguistic conference room at Discovery Park, UNT.
Date: April 21, 2016
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical discussion of the paradigm of 'push' transcript

Analytical discussion of the paradigm of 'push'

Shobhana Chelliah and Tyler Utt discussing the paradigm of the verb "push" with Sumshot Khular.
Date: April 13, 2016
Creator: Utt, Tyler P. & Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical discussion of the verb paradigm of 'give' transcript

Analytical discussion of the verb paradigm of 'give'

Tyler Utt discussing the verb paradigm of 'give' /pii-I, piik-II/ with Sumshot Khular.
Date: April 7, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical notes on Lamkang sentences (open access)

Analytical notes on Lamkang sentences

Handwritten notes on Lamkang language including verb agreement and Pear Story discussion
Date: April 16, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Boro Tones (open access)

Boro Tones

A linguistic description of Boro tones, specifically in polysyllabic words, including an overview of Boro's phonemic inventory and syllable structure. The authors identify three tones (high, low, and falling), present examples, and discuss the effects of morphology and final consonants on tone. They conclude by comparing the Boro tone system to those of Tiwa and Rabha, and positing directions for further investigation.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Burling, Robbins & Joseph, Umbavu Varghese
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bwisagi (open access)

Bwisagi

A poem on Boro New year festival Bwisagu included in a mouthpiece of the All Odalguri Silver Jubilee year celebration, Odalguri College, Udalguri held on 15-22, April 2017.
Date: April 22, 2017
Creator: Boro, Kiran
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Consent and speaker background: Faka Aimol

Consent and speaker background of Faka Aimol including education, languages spoken, and places lived. Recorded in Balisor, Silchar, Assam, India.
Date: April 30, 2023
Creator: Saikia, Anujeema
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Consent and speaker background: Lalawmpuii transcript

Consent and speaker background: Lalawmpuii

Consent and speaker background of Lalawmpuii including education, languages spoken, and places lived. Recorded in Old Bagbahar.
Date: April 23, 2023
Creator: Saikia, Anujeema
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about the Dhumti road captions transcript

Conversation about the Dhumti road

Rajesh Kumar Thakur and Bhag Singh Negi discuss the Dumti road, which was being built at the time. The road will connect Chhitkul to Dumti, located closer to the border with China (Tibet). Dumti will serve as a military post. The road is the result of recurring tensions between India and China. The recording was made in front of Rajesh's house in Chhitkul village.
Date: April 13, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about the functions of Oracle and Interpreter in Rakchham village captions transcript

Conversation about the functions of Oracle and Interpreter in Rakchham village

Ravinder Singh Mathus and Devi Chand describe the functions they perform at Rakchham’s main temple. They are the interpreter and oracle of the local deities, respectively. The recording was made next to Shiv's temple in Rakchham, during a ritual break.
Date: April 10, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about the Panchayat captions transcript

Conversation about the Panchayat

Arvind and Kahan discuss the Panchayat, the village leadership that runs government programs in Chhitkul village, and what it has achieved. Arvind is a current member of the Panchayat, while Kahan is a former member. The recording was made at Amar Guest House in Chhitkul.
Date: April 12, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about the Sazi Festival in Rakchham village captions transcript

Conversation about the Sazi Festival in Rakchham village

Sarita and Narayan discuss the Sazi Festival, which takes place every year at the end of March in Rakchham village. The recording was made in the garden of Uma Homestay.
Date: April 11, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about the story "The Stepmother," part 2 transcript

Conversation about the story "The Stepmother," part 2

Sumshot Khular and Tyler Utt discuss the story of the Stepmother.
Date: April 19, 2016
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about the story "The Stepmother," Part I transcript

Conversation about the story "The Stepmother," Part I

Sumshot Khular and Tyler Utt discuss the story "The Stepmother."
Date: April 19, 2016
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library