Tape 86 Side A

Akha songs and narratives. mɔ̀djìqdjìq ə (tshɔ́ sjhí ə khɔ̀-sjhə)
Date: November 18, 1978
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tape 86 Side B

Akha songs and narratives. 0-20 mɔ̀djìqdjìq ə (tshɔ́ sjhí ə khɔ̀-sjhə); 20-33 dɛ̀q máŋ nja ɣoqdoqə́; 33-50 njö̀ tsɔq xhɛ́ ə
Date: November 18, 1978
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Letter to a family member

Recording of a personal letter to a family member about how the nieces and children in the family are growing up.
Date: November 18, 1985
Creator: Liandingi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Letter to a family member

Recording of a personal letter to a family member who is traveling. Teenage cousins are having informal conversation and joking.
Date: November 18, 1985
Creator: Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Letter to a family member

Recording of a personal letter to a family member who is traveling.
Date: November 18, 1985
Creator: Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Letter to a family member

Recording of a personal letter to a family member who is traveling.
Date: November 18, 1985
Creator: Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Letter to a family member

Recording of a personal letter to a family member who is traveling. Other family members are talking in the background.
Date: November 18, 1985
Creator: Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Letter to a family member

Recording of a personal letter to a family member who is traveling.
Date: November 18, 1985
Creator: Lalruali
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Letter to a family member: greetings

Recording of a personal letter to a family member who is traveling. This part features the greetings and opening of the recorded letter.
Date: November 18, 1985
Creator: Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Letter to a family member: jokes

Recording of a personal letter to a family member who is traveling which includes jokes in the style of stories. One story is about a man selling his rice on the black market to secretly get money and buy alcohol, even though he lives by himself and doesn't need to hide his drinking from anybody.
Date: November 18, 1985
Creator: Lalawia
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Letter to a family member: work, school

Recording of a personal letter to a family member who is traveling. This part includes updates on how difficult work and school are at the time.
Date: November 18, 1985
Creator: Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a song about old Mizo life

Recording of a song performed by a group of family members about old Mizo village life. The song was written by Thangi's grandfather with parts for guitar and drum.
Date: November 18, 1985
Creator: Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a song by a Mizo child

Recording of a Mizo child, age 6, beating on drum and singing.
Date: November 18, 1985
Creator: Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the song "Bless this House"

Recording of the hymn "Bless this house" (originally written in English) sung in Mizo.
Date: November 18, 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of the song "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" transcript

Performance of the song "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"

Recording of the song Twinkle Twinkle Little Star first in Mizo, then in English.
Date: November 18, 1985
Creator: Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Staying comfortable, drinking liquor (open access)

Staying comfortable, drinking liquor

Transcription of the song/chant 'shàziqziq e' indicating tone and a metrical analysis of syllables per line. Includes partial translations.
Date: November 18, 1985
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library