This is a folktale about the boatman. Dialect: Standard Boro

This is a folktale about the lazy husband. Dialect: Standard Boro

This is a folk tale about seasons. Dialect: Standard Boro

This is a folktale about a fortune teller. Dialect: Standard Boro

This is a folk tale about the widow sister. Dialect: Standard Boro

This is a description of how to prepare traditional dish called Onla. Dialect: Standard Boro

This is a description about how to weave a traditional dress called Dokhona.

This is a personal narrative about the conflict between the Adivasis and the Boros in Kokrajhar district. Dialect: Standard Boro

This is a narration about the Boro history. Dialect: Standard Boro

This a traditional story about two twin girls (hingchong musoso) that are born to the human wife of a king, who also has a second wife who is a witch. The witch is jealous and abandons the girls, who are subsequently brought up by tigers. After having grown up, they return to their father’s kingdom and tell their story. The father learns the truth, the witch dies, and the reunited family lives happily ever after.

This a traditional story about step-parenthood: the mother of two children (with the names Rengso and Onso) dies and the father marries again; the new stepmother is evil and mistreats her step-children, whereupon the father does not know what to do and both abandons his children in the jungle and kills his wife.

This presentation gives an introduction to Resource Description and Access (RDA). The author presents information on how RDA works, its affects on cataloging and its functionality.

This a traditional story about two twin girls (hingchong musoso) that are born to the human wife of a king, who also has a second wife who is a witch. The witch is jealous and abandons the girls, who are subsequently brought up by tigers. After having grown up, they return to their father’s kingdom and tell their story. The father learns the truth, the witch dies, and the reunited family lives happily ever after.

This a traditional story about step-parenthood: the mother of two children (with the names Rengso and Onso) dies and the father marries again; the new stepmother is evil and mistreats her step-children, whereupon the father does not know what to do and both abandons his children in the jungle and kills his wife.

This is a Boro folk song. Dialect: Standard Boro

This is a Boro folk song. Dialect: Standard Boro

This is a performance of a Boro folk song. Dialect: Standard Boro

This is a performance of a Boro folk song. Dialect: Standard Boro