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Transcription: Traditional story about Sombeel (open access)

Transcription: Traditional story about Sombeel

Transcript for The Story of Sombeel by Sankhil Thampol Khularnu of Thamlakhuren Village Recorded by Daniel Tholung in 2000 as part of his collection on Lamkang culture and traditions.
Date: 2000
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi; Utt, Tyler P. & Khular, Sumshot
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aijw swlwngthaini gwnangthi (open access)

Aijw swlwngthaini gwnangthi

A souvenir of the reception committee of the 36th Annual conference of Bodo Sahitya Sabha/DDC, held at Barnagaon High school, Odalguri on 06-08 Jan. 2005, and an article on the important of women's education.
Date: August 1, 2005
Creator: Boro, Kiran
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gothophwrni iun jiu danaini maonangou biban (open access)

Gothophwrni iun jiu danaini maonangou biban

An article about the role of society on child education
Date: December 31, 2006
Creator: Boro, Kiran
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mwkhthang jiuni saogari bwgra Gustave Courbet (open access)

Mwkhthang jiuni saogari bwgra Gustave Courbet

A translation of an article on Gustave Courbet in Assamese by Bikash Parasar
Date: December 31, 2005
Creator: Boro, Kiran
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mwnse somni hainari rani Rajmata: Gayatri Devi (open access)

Mwnse somni hainari rani Rajmata: Gayatri Devi

A short biography of Gayatri Devi
Date: September 30, 2009
Creator: Boro, Kiran
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tham-brwi 2008 Octoberni dangabajini sungdo lirthum (open access)

Tham-brwi 2008 Octoberni dangabajini sungdo lirthum

A report on communal violence.
Date: March 27, 2009
Creator: Boro, Kiran
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Retelling of the Angel Story (open access)

Transcription: Retelling of the Angel Story

Transcription of The Angel Story as told by Rengpu Rex Khullar of Phaaidaam village.
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi & Khular, Sumshot
System: The UNT Digital Library
Notes on languages on Northeast India (open access)

Notes on languages on Northeast India

Handwritten notes on several langues of Northeast India in Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh. Includes lists of languages, language name variants, hand drawn maps, and basic demographics of language communities. Notes on classification compare how the Linguistic Survey of India, Robert Schafer, and Geoffrey Marrison group these languages.
Date: April 2004
Creator: Burling, Robbins
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Personal narrative on family history (open access)

Transcription: Personal narrative on family history

Transcription and free English translation of the recording of Raja Sakhawat Ali Khan, a speaker of Srinagar Burushaski, providing a personal account of his family history. He recalls how his ancestors came to Srinagar and settled there. In this account, Sakhawat talks about his fathers, and his brothers and their children, and his own children, and about their occupation, etc. Transcriptions are in Burushaski with translations in English.
Date: July 2003
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Retelling of Baadil Jamaal (open access)

Transcription: Retelling of Baadil Jamaal

Transcription of the extended edition of Laila Khan reciting "Baadil Jamaal" in the Hunza dialect. This popular story tells of the love between a prince named Gakase Peibuluk and a fairy named Baadil Jamaal. Transcription in Burushaski with translations in English.
Date: Summer 2009
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Traditional narrative about how people started building houses (open access)

Transcription: Traditional narrative about how people started building houses

This is a narrative about how people started building houses after the world was flooded. They watched animals build their houses, like wild boars and birds, and then collected the tools and materials to build houses. Then, they blessed the house.
Date: May 1, 2006
Creator: Mèrv̄m, Ráwang
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Conversation about establishing a literacy school (open access)

Transcription: Conversation about establishing a literacy school

This is a conversation between Rawang speakers discussing establishing a school for teaching Rawang in their area. The classes happen on Sundays or in the evenings. They worry that students feel discouraged when they don't know parts of their language, especially older learners, so they would like to start classes when students are younger. They make a plan to train more teachers and create more books.
Date: August 2008
Creator: LaPolla, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Description of marriage customs (open access)

Transcription: Description of marriage customs

This is a description of marriage customs. Both families send 'go-betweens' to mediate the agreement and discuss dowry. For the ceremony, the bride passes through a bundle of reeds, and a gift called "geumbang siya" is given. Sometimes, there are other gifts as well, and a feast. If someone cannot pay the dowry, elders may allow them to pay something later, at a time when they can afford it. He also describes the different practices of groups in surrounding areas, and compares traditional marriage customs to current ones affected by Christian influence. The speaker is from Krangku originally, but had moved to Putao several years before the time of recording.
Date: May 1, 2006
Creator: LaPolla, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Traditional narrative about a rich woman (open access)

Transcription: Traditional narrative about a rich woman

This is a traditional narrative about a rich woman who receives many marriage proppsals. But, she will not speak to the men who propose to her. She says will only respond to the man she loves. An orphaned boy goes to her house and tries to cook, and she yells at him that he's doing it wrong. Then, she has to marry him because she has spoken to him, so he must be the one she loves. The speaker, Vshaq Sangdong Pōng, is from the Mvtjùng valley, and is about 70 years old at the time of recording. He speaks the lower Mvtjùng variety.
Date: ?2006
Creator: LaPolla, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Description of fishing with fish traps (open access)

Transcription: Description of fishing with fish traps

This is a description of how fish traps are used to catch fish. Three main kinds of traps are described: longdip, made of rocks; nakung, a raised sieve after a dam to catch fish; and ngatong, a bamboo tube. The fishermen discuss how the traps are designed and placed, how fish are collected from them, and beliefs/taboos surrounding fishing. They also describe fishing practices followed in other villages, like using poison to kill fish or shooting them with small arrows.
Date: June 2006
Creator: LaPolla, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Retelling of Maghlot and Girkits (open access)

Transcription: Retelling of Maghlot and Girkits

Transcription and translation of the recording of Raja Jamsheed Ali Khan narrating the story of "Maghlot ke Girkits" ('weasel and rat') in the Srinagar dialect. In this popular story two boys are born conjoined, and are separated by a knife. The two brothers are raised by two separate clans, always meeting in constant contention with each other, giving them the nicknames Maghlot ('weasel') and Girkits ('rat') for their physical and behavioral traits. Knowing the brothers would create instability, the king separates the kingdom into two halves, creating the divide between the Hunza and the Nagar people
Date: June 2008
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interlinear-glossed text: Retelling of An Old Man and King (open access)

Interlinear-glossed text: Retelling of An Old Man and King

Transcription, translation and linguistic analysis of the recording of Raja Safdar Ali Khan, a speaker of Srinagar Burushaski, narrating a popular story entitled "Mapher ke Tham" ('old man and king').
Date: Autumn 2004
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interlinear-glossed text: Retelling of The Fox and the Rooster (open access)

Interlinear-glossed text: Retelling of The Fox and the Rooster

Transcription, translation and linguistic analysis of the recording of Raja Safdar Ali Khan reciting "The Fox and The Rooster," a popular story in the Srinagar dialect of Burushaski. This popular story tells of a hungry fox and a boastful rooster, and advises children to be way of how they speak and act. Transcription in Burushaski with translations and analysis in English.
Date: June 2004
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of The Fox and the Rooster (open access)

Retelling of The Fox and the Rooster

Transcription and free English translation of the recording of Raja Safdar Ali Khan reciting "The Fox and The Rooster," a popular story in the Srinagar dialect. This popular story tells of a hungry fox and a boastful rooster, and advises children to be aware of how they speak and act. Transcription in Burushaski with translations in English.
Date: June 2004
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proto-Bodo-Garo correspondences word list (open access)

Proto-Bodo-Garo correspondences word list

Typed table comparing multiple Boro-Garo languages to Proto-Bodo-Garo reconstructed forms, arranged alphabetically by English gloss. Includes handwritten notes clarifying glosses, tones, and sources of information.
Date: [2005..2015]
Creator: Burling, Robbins & Jacquesson, Francois
System: The UNT Digital Library
Notes on multilingual dictionary compilation (open access)

Notes on multilingual dictionary compilation

Typed and handwritten notes of Burling's considerations while compiling a multilingual dictionary of Bodo-Garo languages in a spreadsheet. Includes documentation of conventions used, description of each column's function, and discussion of borrowings, cognates, orthography, and problematic examples.
Date: [2005..2015]
Creator: Burling, Robbins
System: The UNT Digital Library
Z-Interop 2 Project Search and Record Data Requirements for Z39.50 Interoperability Testing Using Radioactive MARC Records (open access)

Z-Interop 2 Project Search and Record Data Requirements for Z39.50 Interoperability Testing Using Radioactive MARC Records

This document is a draft version of the Z-Interop 2 project search and record data requirements for Z39.50 interoperability testing using radioactive MARC records.
Date: September 15, 2004
Creator: Moen, William E. & Benardino, Penelope
System: The UNT Digital Library
Project Work Plan Draft (open access)

Project Work Plan Draft

This document details a work plan to guide the planning and execution of a new phase of the Z39.50 Interoperability Testbed Project.
Date: June 2004
Creator: Moen, William E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
ZDoctor Report of SIRSI Indexing Policies for Interoperability Testing: Phase 1 Testing (open access)

ZDoctor Report of SIRSI Indexing Policies for Interoperability Testing: Phase 1 Testing

This document discusses phase 1 of interoperability testing as part of the Z-Interop project.
Date: November 1, 2001
Creator: Moen, William E.
System: The UNT Digital Library