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Traditional narrative about Taiguang and Mamatuan

Gangnga Kabui narrates the story of Taiguang, the Manipuri king, and Mamatuan. He is a resident of Daksin Mohanpur, Cachar district, Assam. He is 73 years old at the time of recording.
Date: November 15, 2013
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of Saihriem marriage system

Chongpu Chongloi describes the marriage system of the Saihriem as practiced by their traditional forefathers. He is a native speaker of Saihriem from Noxa Tila, Cachar District, Assam, around 85 years old at the time of recording.
Date: August 15, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Retelling of a traditional narrative about Chemtatepu in Hindi

C. Hawa tells the traditional narrative 'Chemtatepu' about animals in Hindi, translating from the original Saihriem. He is from Bahbahar village, Cachar District, Assam, around 52 years old at the time of recording.
Date: September 15, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Retelling of the traditional narrative 'Rengchonghoi'

Hoihte Saihrem, aged 80, is a female speaker of Saihriem. She tells the story of a beautiful lady called Rengchonghoi and her seven brothers.
Date: September 15, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of words for seasons and months transcript

Elicitation of words for seasons and months

Recording of an elicitation of a word list for seasons and months. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: October 15, 2019
Creator: Dale, Merrion
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation about possessive pronouns transcript

Elicitation about possessive pronouns

This is a recording of an elicitation about possessive pronouns demonstrating how possession is expressed in Mankiyali. English sentences are used as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: November 15, 2019
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Traditional narrative about the Poor Boy and the Rich Boy transcript

Traditional narrative about the Poor Boy and the Rich Boy

Sumshot Khular tells the story of The Poor Boy and the Rich Boy, followed by elicitation and discussion. She is referencing a transcript of the story. The story is about a poor boy and a rich boy who went to set a trap. The poor boy's trap caught a deer and the rich boy got nothing, but he put the deer in his trap and tried to cheat the poor boy.
Date: March 15, 2017
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reading of a Benglam Story transcript

Reading of a Benglam Story

Sumshot Khular reads a Benglam story transcribed during a writer's workshop conducted by the Summer Institute of Linguistics in Manipur.
Date: March 15, 2017
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on the Bo Phaw festival transcript

Monologue on the Bo Phaw festival

Recording of Bano reciting a cultural account of "bo phaw" in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.
Date: September 15, 2012
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on festivals transcript

Monologue on festivals

Recording of Bano reciting a cultural account on festivals in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.
Date: September 15, 2011
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library