Recording of a discussion among Harimohon Thounaojam, Rex Khullar, and Beshot Khullar about why linguists record conversations.

A discussion of Theipa paomin [the Squirrel Story] with Beshot Khullar about his telling of the story. This recording could be used to illustrate how linguists can get aids to analyze grammars via transcription and translation of connected text.

Recording of an elicitation of words for insects, etc. The native speaker consultant, Aurangzeb, provides the English prompt while both Aurangzeb and Mohammad Suleman provide the Mankiyali singular and plural forms. Muhammad Suleman is a male teacher who is 36 years old at the time of recording.

Recording of an elicitation of numerals, including numbers 1-25, 30, 40, etc. as well as ordinal numbers first, second, third. etc. The contributor is Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).

Recording of Muneem Dawar reciting a personal account in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Dawar Muneem reciting “Shon Gukur” in the Hunza dialect. This is a popular story about a shaman/minister in Baltit (Karimabad), that gave the Hunza Burushos important wisdom given to him by the fairies that blinded him.

Bihar Langthasa describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a police officer with a high school education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, Nepali, and Assamese in addition to Dimasa. He is 50 years old at the time of recording.

Mousumi Barman describes her experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a housewife with a high school education who speaks Bengali and Hindi in addition to Dimasa. She is 42 years old at the time of recording.

Sumita Barman describes her experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a housewife with a high school education who speaks Bengali and Hindi in addition to Dimasa. She is 45 years old at the time of recording.

Sonu Baraman describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a student with a class 9 education who speaks English and Hindi in addition to Dimasa. He is 14 years old at the time of recording.

This is an interview about traditional health practices in the Lai community. The interviewee, born in 1991, is originally from Leitak and speaks Leitak, Senthang, Kawl, and Mirang. Interviews were collected as part of the Linguistically Underserved Communities and Health (LUCAH) project, which aims to make health information more accessible and culturally relevant for the Chin refugee community in order to ensure that they are getting clear and accurate information.

This is an interview about traditional health practices in the Lai community. The interviewee, born in 1997, is originally from Mizoram and speaks Mizo, Hakha, Falam, Kawl, and Mirang. Interviews were collected as part of the Linguistically Underserved Communities and Health (LUCAH) project, which aims to make health information more accessible and culturally relevant for the Chin refugee community in order to ensure that they are getting clear and accurate information.

This is a reading of a Zophei Word List.

This is a reading of a Zophei Word List.

This is a reading of a Zophei Word List.

This is a reading of a Zophei Word List.

This is a reading of a Zophei Word List.

This a traditional agricultural song. It refers to a person who is selfish in that she/he works less when she/he works in other’s farm but works hard in her/her own field. The singer is from Taningjam village, Manipur.

Elicitation of simple sentences in Raji including pronouns, grammatical gender, negation, and interrogatives. Recorded in Bhagichaura.

This is a reading of a Zophei Word List.

This is a traditional lullaby usually sung to soothe a baby when his/her parents come late from the farm. The singer is from Taningjam village, Manipur.

This traditional lullaby is sung for baby boy. It says, do not marry a crooked person, but rather, marry a person who is as smooth as water. The singer is Gumthuiliu of Taningjam village, Manipur.

Akha songs and narratives.Continued from Side A. 0-10 On creation; 10-19 Àbɔ́qɔ: àma ma tàq; 19-end Àbɔ́qɔ: mɔ hỳhɔ́ə mɔ njí. 18/4-1978

Akha songs and narratives. Continued from Side A. 0-32 jɛ́ dzàŋ dzɔ̀qy dzɔ̀ nja qá ə, jɛ dzàŋ ə̀ dzɔ̀ nja thaŋ jɛq hɛ́ ə (tshɔ́ sjhí ə khɔ̀-sjhə); 32-58 ná qɔ́ thó ə, làq njí (ná qɔ́ thó ə khɔ̀-sjhə)