Degree Department

Achik Grammar (open access)

Achik Grammar

Grammar of Garo language including lessons on the writing system, parts of speech, case, and the structure of noun and verb phrases.
Date: 1991
Creator: Sangma, Samson K.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Achik Kattarang (open access)

Achik Kattarang

Book of word lists and sample sentences used for teaching the Garo language as a subject in primary schools.
Date: 1992
Creator: Sangma, Winnish K.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Achikkuni Maambi (open access)

Achikkuni Maambi

Account of the history and classification of the Garo language which surveys existing material in Garo and compares Garo grammar and vocabulary with related languages (Tibetan, Kachari, Rabha, Assamese, etc.). Includes partial handwritten English translations.
Date: 1995
Creator: Sangma, Milton S.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aesopni Golporang (open access)

Aesopni Golporang

Book of Aesop's Fables in Garo.
Date: 1996
Creator: Holbrook, L. M.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aje Aro Gilje (open access)

Aje Aro Gilje

Play written in Garo.
Date: 1992
Creator: Marak, Julius L. R.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 135 (open access)

Akha notebook 135

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of Akha songs and narratives about dragons, termites, the village swing, traveling between villages, spirits, and ancestors.
Date: December 1990
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 136 (open access)

Akha notebook 136

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of Akha songs and narratives about widows, illness, sacrifices, termites, and spirits with partial English glossing.
Date: December 29, 1990
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 137 (open access)

Akha notebook 137

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of Akha songs and narratives about silks, hunting, animals, illness, the Akha calendar and festivals, memorizing ritual texts, village administration, and spirits with partial English glossing.
Date: January 24, 1991
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 138 (open access)

Akha notebook 138

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of songs and narratives about spirits and shamans, elicited phrases expressing space and time, and word lists in multiple varieties labelled 'Akha' and 'AkhÉ™.'
Date: January 1991
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 908 (open access)

Akha notebook 908

Handwritten notes and English translations of Akha songs and narratives about animals, opium, love, nature, and spirits originally transcribed in Akha notebooks 18-87.
Date: March 21, 1999
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 910 (open access)

Akha notebook 910

Handwritten notes and English translations of songs and narratives originally transcribed in Akha notebooks 87 and 88 and an untranslated ritual narrative.
Date: March 12, 1999
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akim (open access)

Akim

Play with 9 acts written in Garo.
Date: 1995
Creator: Momin, Barthon G.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arcni Rongtalgipa Joan (open access)

Arcni Rongtalgipa Joan

Illustrated story of Joan of Arc.
Date: 1996
Creator: Woodgate, M. V.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Atchu-Ambini Golporang (open access)

Atchu-Ambini Golporang

Book of Garo folk tales.
Date: 1992
Creator: Shira, J. D.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
A comparison of GaÌŠhky and Akha (open access)

A comparison of GaÌŠhky and Akha

Pre-print of a conference paper comparing GaÌŠhky and Akha with corrections on earlier work. Includes handwritten notes, examples, and word lists comparing modern forms with related languages.
Date: 1991~
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
A comparison of Ghɔky and Akha (open access)

A comparison of Ghɔky and Akha

Pre-print of a conference paper comparing Ghɔky and Akha including word lists comparing modern forms and syllables.
Date: 1991/2004~
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

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
Description of death rituals (open access)

Description of death rituals

Description of rituals associated with death, including preparing the body, offerings, and the roles of family members in these practices.
Date: 1990~
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of making brewer's yeast

This is a description of how to make brewer's yeast. Millet is dried, ground, and mixed with water to form a paste. The paste is molded into chunks for storage. It has to be turned at certain intervals in order to keep well. The yeast is used to make wine.
Date: 1990/2000
Creator: LaPolla, Randy
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of making wine

This is a description of how wine is made from corn, millet, or buckwheat. First, the utensils are cleaned, and the grain is added to the container. Then it is covered with grass and, after a few days, transferred to a wine container. They describe how the process changes depending on the seasons.
Date: 1990/2000
Creator: LaPolla, Randy
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dilgipa Ongani (open access)

Dilgipa Ongani

Book about historical figures and current events.
Date: 1993
Creator: Mankin, Thomas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of common words

Elicitation of common nouns including body parts, family members, household items, clothing, and the natural world, and question words. Kushal Singh helps translate. Recorded in the Altodi Raji hamlet.
Date: November 16, 1998
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of simple sentences

Elicitation of simple sentences in Raji including pronouns, grammatical gender, negation, and interrogatives. Recorded in Bhagichaura.
Date: November 17, 1998
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library