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Historical narrative about trade relations with Tibet captions transcript

Historical narrative about trade relations with Tibet

Jaswant Singh discusses his experience trading with the Tibetans. He did this once a year for six years, before the Indo-Chinese war in 1962 drastically restricted trade with Tibetans. The recording was made in Khrogla, located three kilometers further down Rakchham village.
Date: November 22, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about a workshop captions transcript

Conversation about a workshop

Recording of Shobhana Chelliah and Sumshot Khular discussing verb paradigms in Imphal at the Classic Grande before presentation at the Manipuri Language Cell workshop for language pedagogy.
Date: August 3, 2018
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical discussion on inflection with Daniel Tholung captions transcript

Analytical discussion on inflection with Daniel Tholung

Recording of Daniel Tholung and Shobhana Chelliah discussing inflection in Lamkang at Thamlakhuren in Tony Khular' s house.
Date: August 10, 2018
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical discussion of minimal pairs contrasting [tl] and [thl] captions transcript

Analytical discussion of minimal pairs contrasting [tl] and [thl]

Swamy Tholung (Ksen) reviews a carefully constructed list of minimal pairs contrasting [tl] and [tlh].
Date: August 9, 2018
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library
Shudha Bhakti's life in Rakchham village captions transcript

Shudha Bhakti's life in Rakchham village

Shudha Bhakti is telling about her life in Rakchham, from childhood to present. The recording was made at her home in Rakchham village.
Date: November 21, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Personal narrative of a school principal captions transcript

Personal narrative of a school principal

Chet Ram Negi describes how he became the principal of Rakchham Government Senior Secondary school and provides a short history of the school. The recording was made outdoors on school grounds.
Date: November 22, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Teaching English in Rakchham captions transcript

Teaching English in Rakchham

Yashvir introduces his family and describes his experience as an English teacher in Rakchham village. He discusses the importance of preserving his language. The recording was made at his home in Rakchham village, located nearby the main temple.
Date: November 22, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hiraa Laal’s advice captions transcript

Hiraa Laal’s advice

Hiraa Laal gives advice on parental education. The language spoken in this recording is Amro Boli 'Our Language,' an Indo-Aryan variety spoken throughout Kinnaur district. The recording was made at his house in Rakchham village where he was weaving at the time.
Date: December 19, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about tourism in Chhitkul village captions transcript

Conversation about tourism in Chhitkul village

Ram Kumar and Bhag Singh Negi debate the pros and cons of tourism in Chhitkul village. Neither of them is directly involved in any business related to tourism, which allows for a frank debate. The recording was made at the Government Senior Secondary School in Chhitkul village, where Kumar is a teacher.
Date: October 15, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about living conditions in Chhitkul village captions transcript

Conversation about living conditions in Chhitkul village

Ravi and Daya discuss living conditions in Chhitkul village, debating whether life there is difficult or not. The recording was made at the Rani Guest House in Chhitkul village.
Date: October 30, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about the future of Chhitkul village captions transcript

Conversation about the future of Chhitkul village

Gangaa Devi and Amir Singh describe how they envision the future of Chhitkul village. The recording was made at their home, the Amar Guest House in Chhitkul village.
Date: November 1, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about preserving Chhitkul-Rakchham captions transcript

Conversation about preserving Chhitkul-Rakchham

Chet and Yashvir discuss the following prompt: "Is the Chhitkul-Rakchham language endangered, and, if yes, what should be done to preserve it?" The recording was done outside at Rakchham's Government Senior Secondary School, where they both work.
Date: November 22, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dhian Singh Negi narrates the Jackal and the Crow captions transcript

Dhian Singh Negi narrates the Jackal and the Crow

Dhian describes each picture of the Jackal and the Crow, a picture-based stimulus task. He tells the whole story, and then tells the story from the crow’s perspective. The recording was made at his home in Reckong Peo (Chhitkul Bhawan, at the back of his shop, Negi Electronics).
Date: December 29, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about a fire in Rakchham village captions transcript

Conversation about a fire in Rakchham village

Vinod Kumar Negi and Narayan Bhagat discuss the fire incident that took place in Rakchham in 2002 which resulted in a number of houses and part of the temple being burned down. The recording was made at Rupin River View Hotel (inside the restaurant), located at the entrance of Rakchham village.
Date: November 21, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about local deities captions transcript

Conversation about local deities

Shudha Bhakti and Radha Devi discuss two local deities in Rakchham village, Shiv and Bhagwati. The recording was made at Shudha's home in Rakchham village.
Date: November 21, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about local dishes captions transcript

Conversation about local dishes

Shudha Bhakti and Radha Devi discuss local dishes from Rakchham village. The recording was made at Shudha's home in Rakchham village.
Date: November 21, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about childhood in Rakchham village captions transcript

Conversation about childhood in Rakchham village

Meena and Seema discuss their childhood together, focusing on the local school. The conversation was very intense and emotional. The recording was made at Meena's house in Rakchham village.
Date: November 24, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ram Kumar's favourite place in Kinnaur captions transcript

Ram Kumar's favourite place in Kinnaur

Ram Kumar describes why Rakchham village is his favorite place in Kinnaur District.
Date: October 8, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ram Kumar's hopes for his children captions transcript

Ram Kumar's hopes for his children

Ram Kumar discusses his hopes for his children and the power of education. The recording was made at Chhitkul's Senior Secondary School, located further down the village, on the river bank, towards the path leading to the military checkpoint.
Date: October 8, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Description of life in Chhitkul village in earlier times captions transcript

Description of life in Chhitkul village in earlier times

Amir Sing describes how life was in Chhitkul village before it was connected to the world by major roads, or the 'highway road.' He emphasizes how hard life was in Chhitkul when the village was still isolated, before the road was built in the 1980s. The recording was made at Amar Guest House, which is run by Amir and his family. The video starts at the back of Chhitkul's main temple and follows the narrow path up to the wooden guest house.
Date: October 12, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Description of life in Chhitkul during summer and winter captions transcript

Description of life in Chhitkul during summer and winter

Vijay describes the passing of the seasons in Chhitkul village. The language spoken in this recording is Amro Boli 'Our Language,' an Indo-Aryan variety spoken throughout Kinnaur district. The recording was made at his workplace, a digital studio.
Date: October 31, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparison between Chhitkul and Rakchham villages captions transcript

Comparison between Chhitkul and Rakchham villages

Hoshiar Singh Negi discusses differences between Chhitkul and Rakchham villages in the climate, economy, and culture. The recording was made at one of Hoshiar Singh Negi’s two houses in Chhitkul.
Date: November 4, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Description of Rakchham village and its surroundings captions transcript

Description of Rakchham village and its surroundings

Vinod describes Rakchham village’s history, its surroundings, local deities, and the surrounding environment. The recording was made at Uma Homestay.
Date: November 20, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Collecting pine leaves in Rakchham captions transcript

Collecting pine leaves in Rakchham

Meena discusses pine leaves in Rakchham, which she happened to collect on the day of this recording. The recording was made at Rupin River View Hotel.
Date: November 27, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library