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Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Niran Brahma describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is an assistant teacher with a BA-level education who speaks English, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 54 years old at the time of recording. Recorded in Gogamukh, Rangpuriya. The speaker claims that he has not suffered any personal losses, but he has heard how the Subansiri river caused so much damage to local residents during the floods. So yet, he has not witnessed a natural calamity. He claims to be from No.1 Sonapur. He claims to have witnessed some road destruction. He has not suffered any losses, even in the agricultural industry.
Date: September 2, 2022
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Bimal Daimary is a school principal with an MA education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 56 years old at the time of recording. In this recording, the speaker continues to discuss his business's loss due to flooding. He claims to be interested in breeding Thailand Catfish in the pond. As a result, when the flood occurred, all of the ponds overflowed, causing them to flee. He also mentions some unscrupulous individuals who stole the fish. Recorded in Gogamukh, Rangpuriya.
Date: September 2, 2022
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Bimal Daimary is a school principal with an MA education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 56 years old at the time of recording. In this recording, the speaker continues to discuss his business's loss due to flooding. He claims to be interested in breeding Thailand Catfish in the pond. As a result, when the flood occurred, all of the ponds overflowed, causing them to flee. He also mentions some unscrupulous individuals who stole the fish. Recorded in Gogamukh, Rangpuriya.
Date: September 2, 2022
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
How does intrinsic and extrinsic motivation drive performance culture in organizations? (open access)

How does intrinsic and extrinsic motivation drive performance culture in organizations?

Article reviews literature on the subject of employee motivation to determine whether intrinsic or extrinsic motivation is becoming the driving force of business.
Date: June 2, 2017
Creator: Turner, Arielle
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Rahila Basumatary describes her experience during the 2022 Assam floods. She is an assistant teacher who speaks English, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 54 years old at the time of recording. In this recording, she describes how the flood would suddenly rise when they lived near the hills as children. Her residence, she claims, was at the base of the mountain. She claimed that the water would rise every 5 minutes, invade the houses, and wash everything away. As a result, the fireplace was destroyed, and the foodstuffs were carried away and mixed with the drinking water, which they later had to filter using sand. She also discusses the 2009 solar eclipse, when the sky darkened quickly and the water swelled over the surface level, sweeping away the animals and poultry. Recorded in Gogamukh, Rangpuriya.
Date: September 2, 2022
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Rahila Basumatary describes her experience during the 2022 Assam floods. She is an assistant teacher who speaks English, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 54 years old at the time of recording. In this recording, she describes how the flood would suddenly rise when they lived near the hills as children. Her residence, she claims, was at the base of the mountain. She claimed that the water would rise every 5 minutes, invade the houses, and wash everything away. As a result, the fireplace was destroyed, and the foodstuffs were carried away and mixed with the drinking water, which they later had to filter using sand. She also discusses the 2009 solar eclipse, when the sky darkened quickly and the water swelled over the surface level, sweeping away the animals and poultry. Recorded in Gogamukh, Rangpuriya.
Date: September 2, 2022
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cross-language search: The case of Google Language Tools (open access)

Cross-language search: The case of Google Language Tools

Article on cross-language searching and a case study of Google Language Tools, especially its cross-language search service.
Date: March 2, 2009
Creator: Chen, Jiangping & Bao, Yu
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
How does intrinsic and extrinsic motivation drive performance culture in organizations (open access)

How does intrinsic and extrinsic motivation drive performance culture in organizations

This article reviews literature on the subject of employee motivation to determine whether intrinsic or extrinsic motivation is becoming the driving force of business.
Date: June 2, 2017
Creator: Turner, Arielle
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about celebrating Dilkoor in Chalong village

Beshot Tholung of Thamlapokpi and Bunghon Suungnem of Leingangching discussing the Chalong village's celebration of “Dilkoor” and how the first Lamkang meetings were held. They discuss how students union were started in the 1950s and the chief association-Law commission Yuman saa maan.
Date: January 2, 2004
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation at Aquil Ahmad’s agricultural farm

This is a video recording of a conversation of Aquil Ahmad at his farm with the farm laborers and when visiting his farms. The conversation starts with Mr. Aquil introducing and enumerating the benefits of technology in agriculture, such as the ‘Superseeder’ machine that plows the stubble left after harvesting and sows the seeds. Then he directs his workers on how to scatter the seeds and fertilizer. After that, Mr. Musafir arrives, and Mr. Aquil discusses the various farm produce in recent years and the required efforts and challenges involved. Then he asks Mr. Musafir to share his personal accounts with the researcher. Mr. Aquil too shares his personal experiences from the past. Later on, they both talk about political issues.
Date: December 2, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Traditional story about the origin of the division into Terang subclans

This a traditional story about the origin of the division into Terang subclans starting with two Terang brothers, the younger one, Dili and the older one, Rongchetcho (also referred to as Rongchercho); the older one causes a lot of hardship for the younger one, finally, the younger one, Dili, takes a vow to officially form separate subclans (with various societal implications).
Date: February 2, 2009
Creator: Konnerth, Linda
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of cleaning and washing

This is a description of the important status of cleanliness in Karbi culture.
Date: April 2, 2010
Creator: Konnerth, Linda
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of cooking alkaline food

This is a description of cooking alkaline food by burning jhum fields and using the ashes.
Date: April 2, 2010
Creator: Konnerth, Linda
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of cooking alkaline food: part 2

This is a description of cooking alkaline food by burning jhum fields and using the ashes.
Date: April 2, 2010
Creator: Konnerth, Linda
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of the paradigm for the verb 'give' transcript

Elicitation of the paradigm for the verb 'give'

Sumshot Khular, Shobhana Chelliah, and Tyler Utt review the conjugation of 'give'.
Date: April 2, 2016
Creator: Khular, Sumshot & Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about medicinal plants in a Thamlakhuren garden captions transcript

Conversation about medicinal plants in a Thamlakhuren garden

Shobhana Chelliah and Sumshot Khular walk around Sankhil Donnu's yard to learn about plants and their medicinal uses. Edible vegetables are also used as medicinal for many plants and herbs.
Date: February 2, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Traditional story about Arthluuk and Raangchel captions transcript

Traditional story about Arthluuk and Raangchel

Story of Arthluuk & Raangchel as told by Shangchrek Tholung
Date: February 2, 2016
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about family loom in Thamlapokpi village captions transcript

Conversation about family loom in Thamlapokpi village

A young woman named Margret Jangvei is seen weaving who demonstrates the traditional weaving using the family loom. Swamy Ksen and Sumshot Khular provide Lamkang words for parts of the loom and its parts. Also present is David Peterson.
Date: February 2, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about making Dap- Lamkang traditional trays for drying things captions transcript

Conversation about making Dap- Lamkang traditional trays for drying things

Swamy Tholung Ksen describes to with Shobhana Chelliah, Sumshot Khular, and David Peterson how traditional bamboo and cane trays, known as Dap, are made. This was taken in Thamlapokpi village, in Chandel district of Manipur.
Date: February 2, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Traditional story about Raapa captions transcript

Traditional story about Raapa

The story of Raapa [Raapa paomin] told by Shetphong Sankhil. Raapa Paomin is a story which explains the use and creation of a particular ornament by the Lamkang. It is because of the character Raapa that the Lamkang have those ornaments today.
Date: February 2, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation on medicinal and culinary uses of trees, plants, fruits, vegetables - Part II captions transcript

Conversation on medicinal and culinary uses of trees, plants, fruits, vegetables - Part II

Conversation stimulated by walk through area surrounding Sumshot Khular and Donnu Sankhil's homes in Thamlakhuren
Date: February 2, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about a work house captions transcript

Conversation about a work house

A visit by Sumshot Khular, David Peterson, and Shobhana Chelliah to the work house attached to Swamy Tholung's house in Thamlapokpi, Chandel.
Date: February 2, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sankhil Khungwar singing Lamloon laa, Tangsaa Ruul ong mang nge at Thamlapokpi. captions transcript

Sankhil Khungwar singing Lamloon laa, Tangsaa Ruul ong mang nge at Thamlapokpi.

Mrs.Sankhil Khungwar singing first a song of Lamloon laa in the first part. In the second part of the recording Mr. Swamy Tholung Ksen tells a well-known traditional narrative of Arthluuk le' Raangchel.
Date: February 2, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Discussion about implements and baskets at Thamlapokpi captions transcript

Discussion about implements and baskets at Thamlapokpi

A discussion of implements and baskets in Thamlapokpi
Date: February 2, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library