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Conversation about a dream
Recording of family members talking informally about dreams, sleeping, and visiting. Thangpuii is the main speaker, but she is interrupted by the rest of the family making small talk and offering to help with her swollen joints. Visitors and family members are talking in the background.
Date:
January 1990
Creator:
Rema, C. L.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about Darphawka
Recording of a story about a historical figure named Darphawka. During the story, Thangi interjects to ask questions. Conversations like this will be valuable for Mizo language teachers to give their students a model for naturalistic speech because they do not follow the prescriptive rules.
Date:
1990~
Creator:
Rema, C. L.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation after the zaikhawm hla performance
Recording of the group having informal conversation after a group performance by the Mizos of Tezpur in Tezpur, Assam. These songs are in the zaikhawm hla style, which is a group singing style. zai means "to sing", khawm means "together," hla means "song".
Date:
December 29, 1985
Creator:
Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of zaikhawm hla
Recording of the Mizos of Tezpur singing Christmas songs in Tezpur, Assam. These songs are in the zaikhawm hla style, which is a group singing style. zai means "to sing", khawm means "together," hla means "song". This type of music is often sung after a big meal or event, such as funerals or Christmas celebrations. People often get up and dance during these performances.
Date:
December 29, 1985
Creator:
Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of zaikhawm hla at Christmas
Recording of the Mizos of Tezpur singing Christmas songs in Tezpur, Assam. These songs are in the zaikhawm hla style, which is a group singing style. zai means "to sing", khawm means "together," hla means "song". This type of music is often sung after a big meal or event, such as funerals or Christmas celebrations. People often get up and dance during these performances.
Date:
December 29, 1985
Creator:
Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of zaikhawm hla at Christmas
Recording of the Mizos of Tezpur singing Christmas songs in Tezpur, Assam. These songs are in the zaikhawm hla style, which is a group singing style. zai means "to sing", khawm means "together," hla means "song". This type of music is often sung after a big meal or event, such as funerals or Christmas celebrations. People often get up and dance during these performances. In this song, a woman calls out the verses and the rest of the group responds.
Date:
December 29, 1985
Creator:
Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of zaikhawm hla at Christmas
Recording of the Mizos of Tezpur singing Christmas songs in Tezpur, Assam. These songs are in the zaikhawm hla style, which is a group singing style. zai means "to sing", khawm means "together," hla means "song". This type of music is often sung after a big meal or event, such as funerals or Christmas celebrations. People often get up and dance during these performances.
Date:
December 29, 1985
Creator:
Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of zaikhawm hla at Christmas
Recording of the Mizos of Tezpur singing Christmas songs in Tezpur, Assam. These songs are in the zaikhawm hla style, which is a group singing style. zai means "to sing", khawm means "together," hla means "song". This type of music is often sung after a big meal or event, such as funerals or Christmas celebrations. People often get up and dance during these performances.
Date:
December 29, 1985
Creator:
Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of zaikhawm hla at Christmas
Recording of the Mizos of Tezpur singing in Tezpur, Assam. These songs are in the zaikhawm hla style, which is a group singing style. zai means "to sing", khawm means "together," hla means "song". This type of music is often sung after a big meal or event, such as funerals or Christmas celebrations. People often get up and dance during these performances.
Date:
December 29, 1985
Creator:
Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on family members
Recording of Thangpuii, Lalnunthangi Chhangte's paternal grandmother, describing her husband and his family. She tells what she can remember about his childhood.
Date:
November 24, 1985
Creator:
Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on family members
Recording of Thangpuii, Lalnunthangi Chhangte's paternal grandmother, describing her husband and his family. She tells what she can remember about his childhood.
Date:
November 24, 1985
Creator:
Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation in a family home
Recording of informal conversation in a family home.
Date:
November 23, 1985
Creator:
Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation in a family home
Recording of informal conversation in a family home.
Date:
November 23, 1985
Creator:
Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation with a child
Recording of a conversation with an unknown child.
Date:
November 23, 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, updating them on the children at home.
Date:
November 23, 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 23, 1985
Creator:
Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Letter to a family member
Recording of a personal letter to catch up with a family member who is traveling.
Date:
November 23, 1985
Creator:
Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of zaikhawm hla
Recording of the Mizos of Tezpur singing in Tezpur, Assam. These songs are in the zaikhawm hla style, which is a group singing style. zai means "to sing", khawm means "together," hla means "song". This type of music is often sung after a big meal or event, such as funerals or Christmas celebrations. People often get up and dance during these performances.
Date:
November 23, 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 about Chhingi's daughter, Nutei.
Date:
November 20, 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.
Date:
November 20, 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.
Date:
November 20, 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 about when they plan to come home for a visit.
Date:
November 20, 1985
Creator:
Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on a neighbor from Burma
Recording of Thangpuii, Lalnunthangi Chhangte's paternal grandmother, recounting memories from her childhood. When she was younger, a Lai neighbor from Burma had a ceremony that was interesting to her because it was from a different culture. She learned about headhunting, and a war that happened between north and south Mizoram during the mid-1800s. She says people go to war because they believe whoever you kill in life becomes your slave in the afterlife. Finally, she discusses getting married to her husband.
Date:
November 20, 1985
Creator:
Thangpuii
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on childhood in Mizoram
Recording of Thangpuii, Lalnunthangi Chhangte's paternal grandmother, describing her childhood in Mizoram, including the clothing she wore, her siblings, and how she resembled her parents.
Date:
November 20, 1985
Creator:
Thangpuii
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library