Performance of Tuilangvei ritual

Chongkholun Haokip recites a ritual called Tuilangvei, a ritual for healing sickness caused by the spirits of bodies of water. He is a male Thadou speaker from Manipur, currently living in Salbung village, around 95 years old at the time of recording.
Date: June 9, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of Leitamlangte ritual

Chongkholun Haokip recites the ritual called Leitamlangte. He is a male speaker from Manipur, currently living in Sallbung village, around 95 years old at the time of recording.
Date: June 9, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of Gujongmatna ritual

Chongkholun Haokip recites the ritual called Gujongmatna used for catching a thief. He is a male Thadou speaker from Manipur, currently living in Salbung village, around 95 years old at the time of recording.
Date: June 9, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of Gamlahlen ritual

Chongkholun Haokip recites the ritual called Gamlahlen which is done for healing the sickness believed to have been inflicted by the spirits of the forests. He is a male speaker from Manipur, currently living in Sallbung village, around 95 years old at the time of recording.
Date: June 9, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of words for analyzing stress 15

This is an elicitation of words read within a three-sentence frame for the purpose of acoustic analysis of word- and phrase-level stress correlates.
Date: July 9, 2023
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of words for analyzing stress 14

This is an elicitation of words read within a three-sentence frame for the purpose of acoustic analysis of word- and phrase-level stress correlates.
Date: July 9, 2023
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of words for analyzing stress 13

This is an elicitation of words read within a three-sentence frame for the purpose of acoustic analysis of word- and phrase-level stress correlates.
Date: July 9, 2023
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of words for analyzing stress 12

This is an elicitation of words read within a three-sentence frame for the purpose of acoustic analysis of word- and phrase-level stress correlates.
Date: July 9, 2023
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of words for analyzing stress 11

This is an elicitation of words read within a three-sentence frame for the purpose of acoustic analysis of word- and phrase-level stress correlates.
Date: July 9, 2023
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of words for analyzing stress 10

This is an elicitation of words read within a three-sentence frame for the purpose of acoustic analysis of word- and phrase-level stress correlates.
Date: July 9, 2023
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of words for analyzing stress 9

This is an elicitation of words read within a three-sentence frame for the purpose of acoustic analysis of word- and phrase-level stress correlates.
Date: July 9, 2023
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of words for analyzing stress 7

This is an elicitation of words read within a three-sentence frame for the purpose of acoustic analysis of word- and phrase-level stress correlates.
Date: July 9, 2023
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of words for analyzing stress 6

This is an elicitation of words read within a three-sentence frame for the purpose of acoustic analysis of word- and phrase-level stress correlates.
Date: July 9, 2023
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of words for analyzing stress 8

This is an elicitation of words read within a three-sentence frame for the purpose of acoustic analysis of word- and phrase-level stress correlates.
Date: July 9, 2023
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a poem about reaping what you sow

This is a short poem by Muhammad Aslam (a 37-year old male teacher).
Date: February 9, 2019
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of poems about FLI and an itinerant merchant

These are two small poems by Muhammad Aslam (a 37-year old male). The first one is about FLI (Forum for Language Initiatives); the second one is about a traditional man who brings some stuff to sell.
Date: February 9, 2019
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about preparations for winter

This is a conversation between Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male) and fieldworker Uzma Anjum. The speaker tells how people prepare for the winter in Danna, his village.
Date: February 9, 2019
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
System: The UNT Digital Library

Historical narrative about the tribe of Mankiyal

This is a historical narrative by Ghulam Sarvar (a 70-year old male). In this recording, the speaker talks about the journey of the forefathers of the Mankiyal tribe came from Kabul (Afghanistan) to Swat via Peshawar (present-day Pakistan), and then onwards from Swat to Shoshni, a village near their current location Danna. According to this account, the language that they speak today was adopted by their ancestors from the Trawara community. The authenticity of the account is to be investigated.
Date: February 9, 2019
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about an engagement ceremony

This is a conversation between Abdul Malik (an 85-year old male) and Abdul Rehman (an 80-year old male). In this conversation the speakers traditionally talk about an engagement ceremony which was held in Rawalpindi and one of the speakers traveled to Rawalpindi to attend the ceremony.
Date: February 9, 2019
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about a life incident of Abdul Malik

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This is a conversation between Abdul Malik (an 85-year old male) and Abdul Rehman (an 80-year old male). Abdul Malik talks about an incident of his father's life when he was young.
Date: February 9, 2019
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tape 81 Side B

Akha songs and narratives. Continued from Side A. 0-12 abö́ bö́ ḿ thó ə́; 12-[end] ö́ zá thó ə́ (tshɔ́ sjhí ə khɔ̀-sjhə)
Date: 1978-11-09/1978-11-11
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
System: The UNT Digital Library

Retelling of the traditional story 'Ka-nfenbo piu racham'

This traditional story is about a man who got leprosy and was left by his wife.
Date: July 9, 2012
Creator: Mataina, Wichamdinbo
System: The UNT Digital Library

The blind man and the cripple

A traditional story about a blind man and a man with a broken leg who were healed by a fortune teller.
Date: March 9, 1965
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

The women go fishing

A recording of Lahu women fishing in Huey Tat. They bring tools like hoes, mattocks, and plastic sheets to dam the stream. They stack stones and fill in the cracks with mud. They filled their baskets with fish 5-6 kilos of fish, including a soft shell turtle.
Date: March 9, 1965
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library