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
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
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
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
System: The UNT Digital Library

Traditional narrative about why monkeys steal human food

This is a traditional narrative about monkeys caring for human babies. The monkeys were angry that the parents did not pay them well enough for taking take of the children, so they stole food from them to get payment.
Date: 1990/2000
Creator: LaPolla, Randy
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.
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.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Manipuri Learning Module: Audio of Binodini's Asangba Nongjabi (Part A)

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Audio recording of a performance of the play.
Date: 1994
Creator: Binodini, 1922-2011
System: The UNT Digital Library

Audio of Binodini's Asangba Nongjabi (Part B)

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Recording of Binodini's Asangba Nogjabi.
Date: 1994
Creator: Binodini, 1922-2011
System: The UNT Digital Library