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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 the traditional narrative 'Mairangkoh and Sapinthei'
Hoihte Saihriem, aged 64, is a female speaker from Bahbahar village of Cachar district of Assam. She tells the story of a wicked lady who killed the wife of Sapinthei and later married her father. This wicked lady had a daughter named Mairangkoh. Together, they tortured Sapinthei and managed to kill her after she was married to a king.
Date:
August 15, 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
Description of Saihriem marriage system
Chongpu Chongloi describes the marriage system of the Saihriem as practiced by their traditional forefathers. He is a native speaker of Saihriem from Noxa Tila, Cachar District, Assam, around 85 years old at the time of recording.
Date:
August 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