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
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bodo Correspondences August 2000 (open access)

Bodo Correspondences August 2000

Typed table of sound correspondences from Proto-Bodo-Garo in 4 Bodo-Garo languages (Tiwa, Boro, Garo, Rabha) arranged by initial consonants, vowels, and final consonants.
Date: [2000..2002]
Creator: Burling, Robbins
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Boro Tones handout (open access)

Boro Tones handout

A handout summarizing of Burling's discussion of the Boro tone system at the Northeast Indian Linguistics Society (NEILS) II conference in Gauhati, Assam. Includes handwritten annotations of tones in words ranging from 1-3+ syllables.
Date: 2007
Creator: Burling, Robbins
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Notes on Boro tones and syllable structure (open access)

Notes on Boro tones and syllable structure

Handwritten notes on Boro, focusing on tone, pitch, and lexical stress in polysyllabic words. Includes examples of three tones (high, low, and falling), discussion of how these tones are differentiated, and diagrams of potential tone combinations.
Date: 2006
Creator: Burling, Robbins
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Boro Tones (open access)

Boro Tones

A linguistic description of Boro tones, specifically in polysyllabic words, including an overview of Boro's phonemic inventory and syllable structure. The authors identify three tones (high, low, and falling), present examples, and discuss the effects of morphology and final consonants on tone. They conclude by comparing the Boro tone system to those of Tiwa and Rabha, and positing directions for further investigation.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Burling, Robbins & Joseph, Umbavu Varghese
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about the history of the UN Academy, Kokrajhar

This is a conversation about the start and development of the UN Academy, Kokrajhar. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 8, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about the future plans of the UN Academy, Kokrajhar

This is a conversation about the future plans of the UN Academy, Kokrajhar. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 8, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about 1950s Boro culture

This is a description of the cultural life of the Boros in Kokrajhar during the 1950s. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 8, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about religious faith

This is a narrative about religious belief. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 9, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about Boro society

This is a narrative about personal experience on social systems of past and present. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 9, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of Bathou religion

This is a narrative about belief system of the Boros. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 9, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about early life

This is a personal narrative on ealry life of Mr. Ghana Kanta Basumatary, the first folk song singer to be broadcast on All India Radio, Guwahati. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 8, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about early life

This is a personal narrative about early life. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 8, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation and radio broadcast of Boro folk song

This is a folk song along with its background that was first sung and broadcast on All India Radio, Guwahati. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 8, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description about silk rearing

This is a description about silk rearing and making sticky glue out of rice. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 9, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description about weaving different type of clothes

This is a description about weaving different kinds of clothes.
Date: May 9, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description about cooking rice

This is a description about food preparation, how it was done in olden times and how it should be done. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 9, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description about making a bamboo sieve

This is a description about making bamboo sieve. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 9, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of a traditional dish

This is a a description about preparing a dish. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 9, 2009
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of weaving methods

Sarojani Borgayari describes weaving tools and how weaving was traditionally done by the Boros. Dialect: Bwddwn
Date: February 9, 2009
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description about traditional way of fishing

This is a description of how fishing is done by the Boros traditionally by using different fishing tools. Dialect: Bwddwn
Date: February 9, 2009
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description about cooking fish with different vegetables and herbs

This is a description of how different dishes are prepared with fish by Boros traditionally. Dialect: Bwddwn
Date: February 9, 2009
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Traditional narrative about an ungrateful son

This is a story of an ungrateful boy who leaves his parents in search of a job. He returns home with his friend one day and introduces his mother as a working woman; the mother cries a lot, the boy gets back to job and dies. Dialect: Sanzari
Date: February 3, 2009
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Traditional narrative about a fortunate daughter-in-law

This is a story of a newly married daughter-in-law who was fortunate to become rich out of whatever activity she undertakes. Dialect: Sanzari
Date: February 3, 2009
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library