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Description of millet preparation
Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She describes how to prepare and consume millet and demonstrates how to improve the taste of the millet by stirring with the ladle. She recommends having this meal along with hot chili paste.
Date:
June 22, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of Tshong Tshongma appeasement rituals
Group performance of Bon rituals to appease Tshong Tshongma, the most sacred mountain in Eastern Bhutan, which is accessible only for four months per year due to local customs and myths. At over 4000m, Tshong Tshongma is a very important deity, especially to the people in its vicinity. In this recording, a group of around 30 visitors, including children, performs rituals to appease Tshong Tshongma including serving meals, offering locally-fermented wine, bowing, and praying for the well-being of all sentient beings.
Date:
May 22, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of word list on fuel, flora, and fauna
This is an elicitation of a word list consisting of words related to fire and fuel, flora and fauna in the Central (Zhung) variety of the Zangskari language. Recorded in Youlang village, Ladakh Union Territory, India.
Date:
September 22, 2020
Creator:
Shaikh, Maaz
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of word list on person and the physical universe
This is an elicitation of a word list consisting of numerals, words related to person (body parts, body functions), the physical universe (celestial entities, nature-related objects, and events), house and household items, farm and farming equipment, and food items in the Central (Zhung) variety of the Zangskari language. Recorded in Youlang village, Ladakh Union Territory, India.
Date:
September 22, 2020
Creator:
Shaikh, Maaz
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Traditional narrative about a lazy grandfather
Joujam Haokip tells the traditional narrative 'Thasie pute' about a lazy grandfather and his grandson. She is a literate female Thadou speaker from Lhanjang village in Churachandpur district, Manipur. She is among the youngest Thadou storytellers, around 18 years old at the time of recording.
Date:
May 22, 2012
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Traditional narrative about Sakhimalte
Joujam Haokip tells the traditional narrative 'Sakhimalte' involving deer meat. She is a female Thadou speaker from Lhanjang village in Churachandpur district, Manipur. She is among the youngest Thadou storytellers, around 18 years old at the time of recording.
Date:
May 22, 2012
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tape 52 Side A
Akha songs and narratives. 0-42 Àbɔ́qɔ 22/4-78; 42-[end] Mì-jàq: mɔ-hỳhɔə́ mɔ-njí 29/4-78
Date:
1978-04-22/1978-04-29
Creator:
Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 133
Handwritten notes and transcriptions of narratives and songs about blessing children, traveling, illness, Akha hair styles, bees, spirits, and rituals with partial English glossing.
Date:
January 22, 1989
Creator:
Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about preserving Chhitkul-Rakchham
Chet and Yashvir discuss the following prompt: "Is the Chhitkul-Rakchham language endangered, and, if yes, what should be done to preserve it?" The recording was done outside at Rakchham's Government Senior Secondary School, where they both work.
Date:
November 22, 2018
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Historical narrative about trade relations with Tibet
Jaswant Singh discusses his experience trading with the Tibetans. He did this once a year for six years, before the Indo-Chinese war in 1962 drastically restricted trade with Tibetans. The recording was made in Khrogla, located three kilometers further down Rakchham village.
Date:
November 22, 2018
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Personal narrative of a school principal
Chet Ram Negi describes how he became the principal of Rakchham Government Senior Secondary school and provides a short history of the school. The recording was made outdoors on school grounds.
Date:
November 22, 2018
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Teaching English in Rakchham
Yashvir introduces his family and describes his experience as an English teacher in Rakchham village. He discusses the importance of preserving his language. The recording was made at his home in Rakchham village, located nearby the main temple.
Date:
November 22, 2018
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tape 14 Side A
Akha narratives. 0-15 Ámy: Origin of Earth; 15-20 Ámy: Medicine; 20-25 ásɔ̀q: àkhýhɔ́ə àjàq; 25-32 Ámy: On gambling. Chiengmai 22/5-77
Date:
May 22, 1977
Creator:
Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a folk song 'Niureng tu'
This Liangmai folk song is composed by Niureng of Lalong village. The present song was sung by Namdibui of Tucha village.
Date:
January 22, 2022
Creator:
Mataina, Wichamdinbo
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of sentences in various moods
Recording of an elicitation about modal operations in Mankiyali. The goal is to determine how the language distinguishes a speaker's certainty or belief of what will happen in a given situation. English sentences are used as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date:
November 22, 2019
Creator:
Paramore, Jonathan Charles
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Analytical discussion on Mankiyali syllable structure
Recording of a discussion about permissible consonant clusters in Mankiyali. The purpose is to analyze the structure of the Mankiyali syllable. The contributors are: Aurangzeb -- a 34-year old male and a teacher by profession, and Gohar-Ur Rehman -- a 38 year old male and a retail shop owner by profession.
Date:
November 22, 2019
Creator:
Paramore, Jonathan Charles
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of superlative forms
Recording of an elicitation of superlative forms in Mankiyali based on English words and sentences used as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date:
October 22, 2019
Creator:
Dale, Merrion
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation on the language of Rampur with Mr. Akhlaque (in Urdu)
This is a conversation primarily with Mr. Akhlaque. After recording some conversations in Rāmpūr village, the researcher learns the language of the Muslims to be Bhojpuri and almost the same as that of the Hindu population, unlike that in Fatehpūr. He then moves near to Mr. Akhlaque to enquire about this. Mr. Jameel then joins the conversation and adds his opinion on the ongoing topic.
Date:
November 22, 2020
Creator:
Shaikh, Maaz
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Discussion on languages of the Purvanchal region of UP and Urdu
This is a discussion about the language and language varieties spoken in the districts of the Pūrvānchal region of the state of Uttar Pradesh, such as Maū, Balliā, and Āzamgaṛh. The speaker Mr. Maqsood Khan initiates with a short monologue on the election season in his mother tongue Bhojpuri spoken in his village Jogarī. He then proceeds to the varieties spoken in the region as he seems to have excellent knowledge on the same. The monologue then turns into a discussion about the differences of culture and language of Āzamgaṛh and Maū. It then shifts to the state of Urdu in India.
Date:
November 22, 2020
Creator:
Shaikh, Maaz
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Discussion on languages of the Purvanchal region of UP and Urdu
This is a discussion about the language and language varieties spoken in the districts of the Pūrvānchal region of the state of Uttar Pradesh, such as Maū, Balliā, and Āzamgaṛh. The speaker Mr. Maqsood Khan initiates with a short monologue on the election season in his mother tongue Bhojpuri spoken in his village Jogarī. He then proceeds to the varieties spoken in the region as he seems to have excellent knowledge on the same. The monologue then turns into a discussion about the differences of culture and language of Āzamgaṛh and Maū. It then shifts to the state of Urdu in India.
Date:
November 22, 2020
Creator:
Shaikh, Maaz
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation with Irfan Ahmad Usmani about language, Chāndpūr village, and relatives (in Urdu)
This is a conversation in (Pharaī) Chāndpūr village situated in the Maū district of UP, between Irfan Ahmad Usmani, Maaz Shaikh and his uncle Saeeduz Zafar Ali. The conversation begins with a discussion on the variety of Azamgarhi spoken in this village and continues to the Azamgarhi language and thereafter to the different local vernaculars spoken in Eastern UP and Bihar. Further, Mr. Usmani describes the village, its iconic location due to it being situated near the banks of a tributary (Pharaī in Azamgarhi) of the Ghāgrā river, and its unique tongue. Then, the conversation moves on to a discussion on relatives. Later on, his sister too joins the conversation.
Date:
November 22, 2020
Creator:
Shaikh, Maaz
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on Rahmāniā College of Rōpanpūr and Rōpanpūr village
This is a monologue, in the Eastern dialect of Azamgarhi, on a degree college in Rōpanpūr village by the name Rahmāniyā P. G. Degree College established by late Haji Muneer Khan Sāhab. The speaker Mr. Zakir gives information on the history and establishment of the college and its importance to Rōpanpūr village and the nearby villages. Further, he also talks about Rōpanpūr village and his educational background.
Date:
November 22, 2020
Creator:
Shaikh, Maaz
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Video recording of a monologue on Pardhānī (village head) elections in Rāmpūr and about Rāmpūr village
This is a monologue on the Pardhaani (village head) elections in Rampur in the Bhojpuri language. The elections were approaching closer at the time of recording, and the speaker Mr. Jameel who was the ex- village headman of Rampur, was contesting this time. He speaks on the history of these elections and his contesting of the same. He then moves on to give information on Rampur village and nearby villages.
Date:
November 22, 2020
Creator:
Shaikh, Maaz
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation on the languages of Rāmpūr village and the nearby Muslim-dominated villages of the region (in Urdu)
This is a conversation primarily with Mr. Jameel, the former and currently contesting Pardhān (village head) of Rāmpūr village. Mr. Jameel explains to Maaz the presence of dichotomy in speech among the population of Azamgarh and the variety spoken in Rāmpūr and other nearby Muslim-dominated villages. In the last part of the recording, Mr. Jameel talks with a villager who passes by.
Date:
November 22, 2020
Creator:
Shaikh, Maaz
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library