Handwritten notes and transcriptions of narratives and conversations with four male Akha consultants (three in their mid 20s, and one in his early 40s) about social customs related to marriage and special clothing, foods, and utensils used in the ceremonies.

Traditional musical performances and chanting recorded in Taipei.

Traditional musical performances and chanting recorded in Taipei. Continued from Side A.

Akha songs and narratives. Àbɔ́qɔ: shà iq iq ə on swinging

Akha songs and narratives. Continued from Side A. Àbɔ́qɔ: shà iq iq ə on swinging

Àbɔ́qɔ's wife: shə è singing at the swing festival

Continued from Side A. Àbɔ́qɔ's wife: shə è singing at the swing festival

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of traditional narratives and death rituals.

This is a description of Proto-KokBorok prepared as part of the 1987-88 Linguistic Field Methods course at University of California, Berkeley on KokBorok with some handwritten notes from Jim Matisoff. Tripura describes regional variation and provides a phoneme inventory, rhyme classes, and correspondences with Bodo.

This is a Kom woman in traditional dress (Ponkokhoi in Kom). She is standing on a patio wearing a headdress with feathers and matching red bead earrings and necklace (Thrichung in Kom).

This is a narrative about Makangya who lived with a group of monkeys. He pretends to be dead and the monkeys throw him off a cliff, where he meets a tiger.

Handwritten notes on Dimasa with special focus on tone, vowel length, and final glottals. Includes regional word list, words with final -p and -k, and minimal pairs and triplets demonstrating vowel length distinctions in adjectival forms.

A report on communal violence.

Beshot Khullar of Phaidaam Pantha Phaidaam asks a series of questions to a Lamkang student. Examples of the questions he asks are, 'What do you do?' and 'How big is your family?'

Shekarnong Sankhil explains traditional naming practices. This system is based on birth order.

Recording of Bulbul-e-Yasin reciting a historical poem on Muduri in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Qimat Shah explaining the background of a term in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Farman Khan introducing the song "Hashki," sung in the Yasin dialect of Buruhsaski.

Transcription, translation and linguistic analysis of the recording of Juru reciting "Baduldana," in the Yasin dialect. This is a popular story that tells about a king named Baduldana that was unable to sire children. To help him, his servants go out into a barren land searching for a mystical man, and when they bring him back, he helps the King.

Transcription, translation and linguistic (morphemic) analysis of the story "Hamale Khatun" narrated by Naseema Ali, a speaker of the Nagar dialect of Burushaski. In this popular story Hamale Khatun is invited to the house of a paranormal Queen, and stitches clothing for all of her sons and daughters at their weddings. When she returns home, Hamale Khatun comes with warnings to remain moral by the Queen, and tries to make sure her children obey them.

Recording of Mohammad Nadir Khan discussing Boyu, ancient goddesses, in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Muhammed Wazir Khan ("Wazir Shafi"), a speaker of the Yasin dialect of Burushaski, reciting a narrative on Burusho culture.

Recording of Muhammad Wazir Khan ("Wazir Shafi"), a speaker of Yasin Burushaski, discussing the origins of place names in Gilgit and surrounding areas.

Recording of Muhammad Wazir Khan, a speaker of Yasin Burushaski, giving a cultural account about a folk song, popularly known as "Bor Bor".