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Performance of a song about Thaluan (Tharon) village

The song describes the beauty of Thaluan village. It says outsiders throng in the village when autumn arrives. The village is a land of abundance.
Date: July 7, 2019
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a song of lamentation

This is a song of lamentation after the village was raided by people from the plains. The singer was outraged, but again he wondered if he goes away to take revenge, his beloved might change her mind. So he gave up the thought of revenge and call on his beloved to leave the village and go to a land where one doesn't have to labor to eat.
Date: July 7, 2019
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a song of advice to a village damsel

This is a song of advice to village damsel not to marry outside the village. The young woman was reminded that her village is better than other villages and she should marry someone from the village.
Date: July 7, 2019
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a song of a mother mourning her daughter's death

This song talks about a mother who loved her daughter very much. The mother provided everything for her daughter, but the daughter was married off a man not of her choice. Unfortunately, the daughter died young and the mother mourned for her.
Date: July 7, 2019
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a village guarding song

Men would guard the village in bygone days. While doing their duty, they sing songs of various themes. In this song, two men who are guarding the village sang to each other expressing what they want to become in life.
Date: July 7, 2019
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a folk song 'Akiluang tingnai phian kali'

This song laments that things have changed in the village after the singer's beloved (Mungimai) is married off to a foreign man. He sings, 'The sun ray has changed in my village. My land is no longer like the old days. The sound of pigeon has changed. My heartfelt regret is that I could not protect Mungimai.'
Date: July 7, 2019
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a folk song 'Hey kenglam lung'

This song is about the beauty of the village. It says that the village is better than any foreign land. The singer appeals to the villagers who have gone out of the village to return to the village.
Date: July 7, 2019
Creator: Dailiam, Binthu
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a folk song 'I lo kani liu to'

This is a song of expressing love between a man and woman. The man says, 'For the one I love I could bring the biggest bull. I can work the whole mountain. What do you say? My fair lady'. The woman responds, 'Oh bachelor! Stop teasing. Do not do as you wish. Do not mention about a bull You don’t have to pay anything. I will come for free'.
Date: July 7, 2019
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a folk song 'Nang liu nadao suang'

This song talks about the beauty of a woman as she matures. It says, everything looks better when a girl becomes a woman.
Date: July 7, 2019
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a folk song 'Pui ram duang katen mai'

The singer asks the people who made the road, "have you seen my love come home yet? If you see her tell her to mark the way. Tell her to show me the way. I will come like a cattle that cannot be pulled."
Date: July 7, 2019
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a folk song 'Khamping lui'

This is a song of Khamping, a legendary composer. This song talks about his failed relationship with a village damsel. His lover was given in marriage to a rich man of neighboring village by her parents.
Date: July 7, 2019
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a folk song 'Guithuanang lui'

This is a song of Guithuanang of Tharon village. This song was composed as a conversation between two lovers expressing beauty, desire, and love for each other.
Date: July 7, 2019
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a folk song 'Hungenang lui'

This is a song of Hungenang, a legendary figure in Liangmai folklore. He is one of the most popular composers among the Liangmai, and there are many folk songs that are credited to him.
Date: July 18, 2019
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a folk song 'Kaihui lui'

This is a song of Kaiguiyang, also known as Kaihui. He is one of the most well-known heroes of the Liangmai. His story and songs are widely among the Liangmai villages. He is also well-known for courting numbers of ladies.
Date: July 18, 2019
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a folk song 'Ngaisang lui'

This is a song of Ngaisang. In this song the composer laments a lost love.
Date: July 18, 2019
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a folk song 'Taponmai liu'

The composer of the song sing praises of the girls of Tapon village.
Date: July 18, 2019
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative by Muhammad Suleman

In this conversation with Atta-Ur Rehman, Muhammad Suleman recounts the personal experiences of his first ever journey to the Chitral district of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province where he attended a workshop on orthography and conservation of regional languages of Pakistan organized by the Project Director, Dr. Sadaf Munshi, in collaboration with the Forum for Language Initiatives, Islamabad (Pakistan).
Date: July 12, 2019
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a poem about the Judgement Day

This is a performance of a poem that warns about the brevity of life and the imminent arrival of the Judgement Day. Existence, including life, is ephemeral, so we would do better to prepare for the grave than pile up riches and seek pleasure in this life. The contributor Muhammad Aslam is a 36-year old male teacher.
Date: July 12, 2019
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a poem about a religious missionary group

Recording of a performance of a poem about a religious missionary group who pray often and teach people about the benefits of religious practices. The contributor Muhammad Aslam is a 36-year old male teacher.
Date: July 12, 2019
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library

Monologue on getting water from the tap

This monologue by Muhammad Aslam (a 36-year old male teacher) is about a story of a man who was visiting a village and saw people getting water from a tap in the wall. He returned to his own village and eagerly explained that he discovered a new way to get water that was much easier than their traditional way. He bought the supplies and installed the tap in the wall, but no water came out. One of his fellow villagers explained to him that, in order for the tap to work, one must install a pipe from a water source to the tap faucet in the wall.
Date: July 12, 2019
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library

Traditional story about a princess

This is the retelling of a traditional story about a princess narrated by the native speaker Ghulam Sarvar, and the native speaker Abdul Qayum was the listener.
Date: July 13, 2019
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library

Retelling of the story of a woman's wisdom, 1

This is a retelling of a story about an evil man (a king/prince) who used to get married and then kill his wives. Eventually, he married a very wise girl, and she used her wisdom to make him a gentle man. In this recording, the narrator Abdul Qayum (a 59-year old male factory worker) is addressing Alam Zeb (a 32-year old male teacher).
Date: July 13, 2019
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library

Retelling of a love story about Yusuf Khan and Sher Bano

This is a retelling of a love story of Yousaf Khan and Sher Bano by Ghulam Sarvar (a 70-year old male). Abdul Qayoum (a 60-year old male) is the listener in this recording. Native speakers Naik Muhammad and Aurangzeb are also present.
Date: July 13, 2019
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about high school memories, part 2

This is a conversation between Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 37-year old male) and Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male). In this conversation, Gohar-ur Rehman talks about his memories in high school. He recalls an incident when a student was punished by a teacher on the road. The speakers also recall several other events in this session.
Date: July 14, 2019
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library