Mr. Koncho Tshering discusses Tshokhang's history and construction. He says the land for Tshokhang was chosen by Mr. Zhokpo, and Mr. Nagsang and Tandin were the carpenters involved in the construction. He says it was originally much smaller than it is today. After the construction of Tshokhang, every 10th day of the lunar calendar a Bazer Guru and Chenrezig mantra is recited through the sponsorship of villagers.

Mr. Koncho Tshering discusses his family's migration to Bhutan. His parents and his mother's two relatives migrated to Bhutan from the Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh, India. He says the main reason for this was the heavy tax in Tawang at the time. He says their parents have to take plank towards Tshona (Tibet) every year, and also pay taxes to Tawang Monastery. After migrating to Bhutan, they stayed in Thragom village.

Mr. Koncho Tshering describes how his son helped build the Jarungkhashor stupa located outside Kathmandu, Nepal. Also known as Bouddha, Boudhanath, or Khasti Chaitya, it is one of the oldest stupas in the world. He says that construction and later renovations were funded by selling religious instruments and blessed earth collected from Nepal, India, and Bhutan in the Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India.

Consent and speaker background of Faka Aimol including education, languages spoken, and places lived. Recorded in Balisor, Silchar, Assam, India.

Elicitation on verb stem alternation. Recorded in Balisor, Silchar, Assam, India.

Houjahen Haokip performs a ritual called Hunbol used for health and prosperity. He is a Thadou speaker from Manipur (currently living in Lambung village), around 80 years old at the time of recording.

Akha songs and narratives. Continued from Side A. 0-18 Àbɔ́qɔ: shà ziq ziq ə tjhɛ́ naí tsỳqə 30/8-78; 18-50 shà ziq ziq ə, ɣoq ma lɔ́ ə, Àbɔ́qɔ; 50-[end] àho ho ə 5/9-78. Continued on Tape 65.

Akha songs and narratives. Àbɔ́qɔ: shà ziq ziq ə tjhɛ́ naí tsỳqə 30/8-78

Akha songs and narratives. Continued from Side A. 0-32 Àbɔ́qɔ: nɛ̀q mjà gɔ́ ə; 32-52 Ádò: àli àbú ə gá-kɔq; 52 -[end] Àbɔ́qɔ: àjɛ́ tjhá ə dɔ̀

Akha songs and narratives. 0-32 Àbɔ́qɔ: nɛ̀q mjà gɔ́ ə; 32-52 Ádò: àli àbú ə gá-kɔq; 52 -[end] Àbɔ́qɔ: àjɛ́ tjhá ə dɔ̀

Songs by my-soq and ádò. Chiangmai.

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of Akha songs and narratives.

The speaker narrates about earlier times when their ancestors used to built grand house and conduct ceremonies and pull pillars, posts, and big logs to build bridges. Before they start pulling the bridge materials, their ancestors performed a ritual called kaphi-kapaibo. While performing the ritual, the log will be cleaned with different types of leaves from end to end. This ritual is done so that they would carry the bridge materials easily. It is done to ward off injury or to avoid any sickness so that the villagers would reach their destination without any hindrance.

The speaker narrates about the practice of pulling big logs to build a bridge. This practice was passed down from many generations and it is still in practice today. Because this practice has been done since since our ancestors' time, people selflessly take part in pulling big stones and logs. Every villager contributes in this community work.

This narration is about the practice of pulling logs for pillar and post. The speaker narrates about some accompanying activities like elders beating drum and singing while logs are being pulled in the olden days.

Newspaper clipping covering global events in Russia, the United States, Egypt, Japan, the United Kingdom, China, and Turkey, as well as regional news from India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh.

Ravi and Daya discuss living conditions in Chhitkul village, debating whether life there is difficult or not. The recording was made at the Rani Guest House in Chhitkul village.

Akha narratives. Continued from Side A. 0-48 Riddles IIII; 48-end Àbɔ́qɔ: nɛ̀q mjà gɔ́ ə. 30/11-77

Recording of an elicitation of a wordlist for names of animals using English words and sentences as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).

This is a retelling of the pear story.

A short biography of Gayatri Devi

Handwritten notes of verb paradigms in Lamkang by Daniel Tholung when discussing verb paradigms with Willem de Reuse at the University of North Texas.

Transcription of a retelling of Arthluuk le Raangchel paomin (the Story of Arthluuk and Raangchel), as told by Swamy Tholung Ksen. Two brothers Arthluk and Rangchel fell in love with the same girl, Sombel, who loved Rangchel. There were also a tiger and wildcat who were friends. The tiger asked the wildcat how to catch chickens. The wildcat fools him, and the tiger threatens to eat the wildcat.The wildcat tells the tiger to wait and he will catch a woman for him. He was not able to catch Sombel who was guarded by her dogs, so instead they perform magic on her, making her ill. The tiger turned into a human and offered to heal her in exchange for her hand in marriage. Reversing their spell, he healed her and took her away to a faraway place she had never been, and turned back into a tiger. Arthluk and Rangchel heard her cry of distress, and reported to her parents, who ask the villagers for help. Only Arthluk and Rangchel agreed to go after her. Sombel learned they were coming when she finds a leaf bearing the scent of the brothers. When they arrived, Sombel hid them from the tiger, …

A Lamkang men's dress called diiphuun is shown here with black and orange stripes part of the costume of the Lamkang people.