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Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Sajala Wary is a contractor who speaks Mishing, Nepali, Assamese, and Hindi in addition to Boro, 45 years old at the time of recording. She explains how the flood damaged the family property when they were young. She discusses the damaging character of the Tharajaan river. She states that the water in their location is clean and sand-filled. It is because of this sand that houses and crops are buried during floods. She claims that they create "Bwisang," which are improvised thatch dwellings supported by wooden pillars. She claims that they grew crops in class seven. In an area of 50-60 bighas of land, they were developing into quite attractive crops. As a result, their father began a fish business to support the family. Recorded in Gogamukh, Karsang Nagar.
Date: September 4, 2022
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Manik Mohan Mushahary is a teacher with a BA-level education who speaks English, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 58 years old at the time of recording. He explains how the flood was not as damaging to humans and animals as it was to crops. He claims that because there were no roads in the Somajan region, people had to commute by boat. He had difficulty getting to school since there were no roads. He claims that excessive rain would cause problems in Khophathur in the coming days. He claims that despite the constant rains in Haflong and Arunachal, Dhemaji has not suffered significant damage this time. When the speaker was a youngster, he was washed away by the river while having a dip in it. The flow of the water was previously weak owing to dense, tall grass, but now that the grass has been buried by the sand, the stream is too powerful. Recorded in Gogamukh, Bathoupuri.
Date: September 4, 2022
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Phaodur Basumatary is a home maker who speaks Deori, Mishing, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 40 years old at the time of recording. She explains that she has not directly been a victim of flooding, but has heard about it. She witnessed the deluge created by the mountain's water. As a youngster, she could not see much in Kadamguri, but now that she is in Dakhin Nalbari, she can experience flash floods produced by river water coming down from nearby mountains. She has not suffered any flood-related losses. Recorded in Gogamukh, Rangpuriya.
Date: September 4, 2022
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Phaguna Narzary is a businessman with a BA-level education who speaks Nepali, Bengali, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 38 years old at the time of recording. He the suffering of life due to the devastation done by a flood. They have done everything to stop the flood, but the flood is increasing year by year. They have appealed to the government and hope that government will solve their problems. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri.
Date: September 10, 2022
Creator: Brahma, Sansuma
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Donda Basumatary is a farmer who speaks Assamese in addition to Boro, 61 years old at the time of recording. He talks about the loss of his property due to the flood. He is worried about the future generation of his village as most of the cultivable land is converted into a desert. He believes that until and unless the government doesn't build protection on the river bank, they will keep suffering in the future too. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri.
Date: September 10, 2022
Creator: Brahma, Sansuma
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Lachit Basumatary is a daily laborer who speaks Hindi and Assamese in addition to Boro, 31 years old at the time of recording. He describes how he saved fellow villagers during the time flood. He cultivated rice and jute crops, but flood water destroyed everything and didn't get anything. His house's walls also got damaged, and his house is now only 50 meters away from the river. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri.
Date: September 10, 2022
Creator: Brahma, Sansuma
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Swmkhang Narzary is a daily laborer who speaks Hindi and Assamese in addition to Boro, 27 years old at the time of recording. He tells about the loss of his land. He says that the river is about to reach his village by eroding day by day, and that 50 houses of his village were damaged in recent floods. He tells that when it rains in Bhutan hills, a sudden flood comes into their village. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri.
Date: September 10, 2022
Creator: Brahma, Sansuma
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Uday Basumatary is a farmer who speaks Assamese in addition to Boro, 40 years old at the time of recording. Most of the agricultural land he owned now is eroded by rivers. Earlier he had 15 bighas of land, but almost all the land is eroded by flood water. Now his home is only 50 meters away from the river and he has shifted his house to another place. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri.
Date: September 10, 2022
Creator: Brahma, Sansuma
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Mahen Basumatary is a farmer who speaks Assamese in addition to Boro, 42 years old at the time of recording. He describes how he survived the recent flood. His wife was sick during the time of the flood. He somehow managed to save his wife. His wife couldn't walk and he carried his wife on his back to a safe place. Wild elephants also frequently come to his house in search of food. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri.
Date: September 10, 2022
Creator: Brahma, Sansuma
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Nila Basumatary is a home maker who speaks Assamese in addition to Boro, 55 years old at the time of recording. Her 10 bigha land was eroded by the recent flood. Every year due to the flood they have to take shelter in another place during the rainy season. They stayed almost two months in the relief camps. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri.
Date: September 10, 2022
Creator: Brahma, Sansuma
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Dipen Brahma is a daily laborer who speaks Assamese in addition to Boro, 65 years old at the time of recording. He says he was living happily in the village for decades, but the recent flood has changed his life. He cultivated jute, rice, etc., but the recent flood has destroyed everything and the land is also eroded by the river. He says now he doesn't have any agricultural land for cultivation. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri.
Date: September 10, 2022
Creator: Brahma, Sansuma
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with W. A. Henderson, September 20, 2003 transcript

Oral History Interview with W. A. Henderson, September 20, 2003

Interview with W. A. (Bill) Henderson, a pilot during World War II. He discusses his time as a bombardier and navigator on a B-24 in the China-Burma-India Theater. His crew hit the bridge over River Kwai (Mae Klong) while making bombing runs along the Burma Railway and also flew runs to supply gasoline to various bases in China, India and Burma. He relates anecdotes about the food and living quarters on the bases and the time he saved his co-pilot's life. He helped his co-pilot land the plane after a bullet tore through the plane's nose wheel and injured the man's leg.
Date: September 20, 2003
Creator: Johnson, Kep & Henderson, W. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Bijan Barman describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a retired government worker with a high school education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Dimasa. He is 64 years old at the time of recording.
Date: September 28, 2022
Creator: Kharigapsa, Dibyajyoti
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Popula 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 50 years old at the time of recording.
Date: September 28, 2022
Creator: Barman, Moumita
System: The UNT Digital Library

Retelling of the Pear Story: Surmangol

The Pear Story is a video stimulus commonly utilized in language documentation where speakers are shown the silent six minute video and then asked to describe it. In the video, a young boy steals a basket of pears from a farmer, then shares the stolen pears with three boys. This is a recording of H. Surmangol Sharma’s retelling of the Pear Story.
Date: September 14, 2007
Creator: Thounaojam, Harimohon
System: The UNT Digital Library

Traditional narrative of Chiiho of Koide village

A traditional narrative about the mysterious life of grandpa Chiiho who lived in Koide village.
Date: September 1, 2012
Creator: Veikho, Sahiinii
System: The UNT Digital Library

Reading of basic word list, part 2

Reading of a basic word list in Sakachep. Words from multiple semantic domains are given in alphabetical order by English gloss. Each word is repeated three times in isolation by Rebecca Sakachep, a native speaker who is 17 years old at the time of recording.
Date: September 14, 2013
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
System: The UNT Digital Library

Reading of basic word list, part 1

Reading of a basic word list in Sakachep. Words from multiple semantic domains are given in alphabetical order by English gloss. Each word is repeated three times in isolation by Rebecca Sakachep, a native speaker who is 17 years old at the time of recording.
Date: September 14, 2013
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
System: The UNT Digital Library

Retelling of the traditional narrative 'Ralngam'

Hoihte Saihriem tells the story of Ralngam. In this story, Ralngam befriends a tiger, and they compete and eat food together. Ralngam learns magic from the tiger. She is a female Saihriem speaker from the Barak Valley (currently living in Bahbahar), around 80 years old at the time of recording. She is also a speaker of Bengali.
Date: September 15, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
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
System: The UNT Digital Library

Retelling of a traditional narrative about Chemtatepu

Khuhpi Saihriem tells the traditional narrative 'Chemtatepu' about animals. She is a female Saihriem speaker from the Barak valley (currently living in Bahbahar village), around 90 years old at the time of recording. Khuhpi is also a speaker of Bengali.
Date: September 1, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
System: The UNT Digital Library

Retelling of the traditional narrative 'Rengchonghoi'

Hoihte Saihrem, aged 80, is a female speaker of Saihriem. She tells the story of a beautiful lady called Rengchonghoi and her seven brothers.
Date: September 15, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
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
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
System: The UNT Digital Library